cyfweld
Welsh
Alternative forms
- cyf-weld
Etymology
From cyf- + gweld.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəvˈwɛld/
Verb
cyfweld (first-person singular present cyfwelafaf)
- (transitive) to interview
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | cyfwelaf | cyfweli | cyfwela | cyfwelwn | cyfwelwch | cyfwelant | cyfwelir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | cyfwelwn | cyfwelit | cyfwelai | cyfwelem | cyfwelech | cyfwelent | cyfwelid | |
| preterite | cyfwelais | cyfwelaist | cyfwelodd | cyfwelasom | cyfwelasoch | cyfwelasant | cyfwelwyd | |
| pluperfect | cyfwelaswn | cyfwelasit | cyfwelasai | cyfwelasem | cyfwelasech | cyfwelasent | cyfwelasid, cyfwelesid | |
| present subjunctive | cyfwelwyf | cyfwelych | cyfwelo | cyfwelom | cyfweloch | cyfwelont | cyfweler | |
| imperative | — | cyfwela | cyfweled | cyfwelwn | cyfwelwch | cyfwelent | cyfweler | |
| verbal noun | cyfweld | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | cyfweledig cyfweladwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | cyfwela i, cyfwelaf i | cyfweli di | cyfwelith o/e/hi, cyfweliff e/hi | cyfwelwn ni | cyfwelwch chi | cyfwelan nhw |
| conditional | cyfwelwn i, cyfwelswn i | cyfwelet ti, cyfwelset ti | cyfwelai fo/fe/hi, cyfwelsai fo/fe/hi | cyfwelen ni, cyfwelsen ni | cyfwelech chi, cyfwelsech chi | cyfwelen nhw, cyfwelsen nhw |
| preterite | cyfwelais i, cyfweles i | cyfwelaist ti, cyfwelest ti | cyfwelodd o/e/hi | cyfwelon ni | cyfweloch chi | cyfwelon nhw |
| imperative | — | cyfwela | — | — | cyfwelwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Usage notes
As the stress on the the final syllable, technically, this should be spelt with a hyphen as cyf-weld. However, the older spelling cyfweld is very familiar and so extrememly common.
Derived terms
- cyfweliad (“interview”)
- cyfwelydd (“interviewer”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cyfweld | gyfweld | nghyfweld | chyfweld |
| 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-), “cyf-weld”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies