cofrestru
Welsh
Etymology
From cofrestr (“register”) + -u.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kɔvˈrɛsdrɨ̞/, [kʰɔvˈrɛstrɨ̞]
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kɔvˈrɛsdri/, [kʰɔvˈrɛstri]
Verb
cofrestru (first-person singular present cofrestraf)
- (transitive) to register
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | cofrestraf | cofrestri | cofrestra | cofrestrwn | cofrestrwch | cofrestrant | cofrestrir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | cofrestrwn | cofrestrit | cofrestrai | cofrestrem | cofrestrech | cofrestrent | cofrestrid | |
| preterite | cofrestrais | cofrestraist | cofrestrodd | cofrestrasom | cofrestrasoch | cofrestrasant | cofrestrwyd | |
| pluperfect | cofrestraswn | cofrestrasit | cofrestrasai | cofrestrasem | cofrestrasech | cofrestrasent | cofrestrasid, cofrestresid | |
| present subjunctive | cofrestrwyf | cofrestrych | cofrestro | cofrestrom | cofrestroch | cofrestront | cofrestrer | |
| imperative | — | cofrestra | cofrestred | cofrestrwn | cofrestrwch | cofrestrent | cofrestrer | |
| verbal noun | cofrestru | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | cofrestredig cofrestradwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | cofrestra i, cofrestraf i | cofrestri di | cofrestrith o/e/hi, cofrestriff e/hi | cofrestrwn ni | cofrestrwch chi | cofrestran nhw |
| conditional | cofrestrwn i, cofrestrswn i | cofrestret ti, cofrestrset ti | cofrestrai fo/fe/hi, cofrestrsai fo/fe/hi | cofrestren ni, cofrestrsen ni | cofrestrech chi, cofrestrsech chi | cofrestren nhw, cofrestrsen nhw |
| preterite | cofrestrais i, cofrestres i | cofrestraist ti, cofrestrest ti | cofrestrodd o/e/hi | cofrestron ni | cofrestroch chi | cofrestron nhw |
| imperative | — | cofrestra | — | — | cofrestrwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
- cofrestriad (“registration”)
- cofrestrydd (“registrar”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cofrestru | gofrestru | nghofrestru | chofrestru |
| 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–present) , “cofrestru”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies