cyfieithu
Welsh
Etymology
From cyf- + iaith (“language”) + -u.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kəvˈjei̯θɨ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kəvˈjei̯θi/
Verb
cyfieithu (first-person singular present cyfieithaf)
- (transitive) to translate
- Wnei di gyfieithu'r tudalen 'ma?
- Will you translate this page?
- (transitive) to interpret
- Synonym: cyfieithu ar y pryd
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | cyfieithaf | cyfieithi | cyfieitha | cyfieithwn | cyfieithwch | cyfieithant | cyfieithir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | cyfieithwn | cyfieithit | cyfieithai | cyfieithem | cyfieithech | cyfieithent | cyfieithid | |
| preterite | cyfieithais | cyfieithaist | cyfieithodd | cyfieithasom | cyfieithasoch | cyfieithasant | cyfieithwyd | |
| pluperfect | cyfieithaswn | cyfieithasit | cyfieithasai | cyfieithasem | cyfieithasech | cyfieithasent | cyfieithasid, cyfieithesid | |
| present subjunctive | cyfieithwyf | cyfieithych | cyfieitho | cyfieithom | cyfieithoch | cyfieithont | cyfieither | |
| imperative | — | cyfieitha | cyfieithed | cyfieithwn | cyfieithwch | cyfieithent | cyfieither | |
| verbal noun | cyfieithu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | cyfieithedig cyfieithadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | cyfieitha i, cyfieithaf i | cyfieithi di | cyfieithith o/e/hi, cyfieithiff e/hi | cyfieithwn ni | cyfieithwch chi | cyfieithan nhw |
| conditional | cyfieithwn i, cyfieithswn i | cyfieithet ti, cyfieithset ti | cyfieithai fo/fe/hi, cyfieithsai fo/fe/hi | cyfieithen ni, cyfieithsen ni | cyfieithech chi, cyfieithsech chi | cyfieithen nhw, cyfieithsen nhw |
| preterite | cyfieithais i, cyfieithes i | cyfieithaist ti, cyfieithest ti | cyfieithodd o/e/hi | cyfieithon ni | cyfieithoch chi | cyfieithon nhw |
| imperative | — | cyfieitha | — | — | cyfieithwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
- cyfieithydd (“translator; interpreter; grammarian; person of same language or race as another; fellow-countryman”)
Related terms
- cyfiaith (“of the same language, speaking the same language; speaking the vernacular or native language; familiar, skilled”, adjective)
- cyfiaith f (“language, tongue; common or known language, native tongue, vernacular; people speaking the same language, fellow-countrymen; nation, folk; one who speaks the same language, compatriot, fellow, partner; translation”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cyfieithu | gyfieithu | nghyfieithu | chyfieithu |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyfieithu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies