clodfori
Welsh
Etymology
From clodfawr (“famous, celebrated”) + -i.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /klɔdˈvɔri/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /klɔdˈvoːri/, /klɔdˈvɔri/
Verb
clodfori (first-person singular present clodforaf)
- (transitive) to extol, to celebrate, to laud
- Synonyms: canmol, moli
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | clodforaf | clodfori | clodfora | clodforwn | clodforwch | clodforant | clodforir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | clodforwn | clodforit | clodforai | clodforem | clodforech | clodforent | clodforid | |
| preterite | clodforais | clodforaist | clodforodd | clodforasom | clodforasoch | clodforasant | clodforwyd | |
| pluperfect | clodforaswn | clodforasit | clodforasai | clodforasem | clodforasech | clodforasent | clodforasid, clodforesid | |
| present subjunctive | clodforwyf | clodforych | clodforo | clodforom | clodforoch | clodforont | clodforer | |
| imperative | — | clodfora | clodfored | clodforwn | clodforwch | clodforent | clodforer | |
| verbal noun | clodfori | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | clodforedig clodforadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | clodfora i, clodforaf i | clodfori di | clodforith o/e/hi, clodforiff e/hi | clodforwn ni | clodforwch chi | clodforan nhw |
| conditional | clodforwn i, clodforswn i | clodforet ti, clodforset ti | clodforai fo/fe/hi, clodforsai fo/fe/hi | clodforen ni, clodforsen ni | clodforech chi, clodforsech chi | clodforen nhw, clodforsen nhw |
| preterite | clodforais i, clodfores i | clodforaist ti, clodforest ti | clodforodd o/e/hi | clodforon ni | clodforoch chi | clodforon nhw |
| imperative | — | clodfora | — | — | clodforwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
- clodforedd (“praise, celebration”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| clodfori | glodfori | nghlodfori | chlodfori |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950-), “clodfori”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies