etifeddu
Welsh
Etymology
etifedd (“heir, inheritor”) + -u
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌɛtɪˈvɛðɨ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌɛtɪˈveːði/, /ˌɛtɪˈvɛði/
Verb
etifeddu (first-person singular present etifeddaf)
- to inherit
Inflection
Conjugation (literary)
singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
present indicative/future | etifeddaf | etifeddi | etifedd, etifedda | etifeddwn | etifeddwch | etifeddant | etifeddir | |
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | etifeddwn | etifeddit | etifeddai | etifeddem | etifeddech | etifeddent | etifeddid | |
preterite | etifeddais | etifeddaist | etifeddodd | etifeddasom | etifeddasoch | etifeddasant | etifeddwyd | |
pluperfect | etifeddaswn | etifeddasit | etifeddasai | etifeddasem | etifeddasech | etifeddasent | etifeddasid, etifeddesid | |
present subjunctive | etifeddwyf | etifeddych | etifeddo | etifeddom | etifeddoch | etifeddont | etifedder | |
imperative | — | etifedd, etifedda | etifedded | etifeddwn | etifeddwch | etifeddent | etifedder | |
verbal noun | etifeddu | |||||||
verbal adjectives | etifeddedig etifeddadwy |
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
etifeddu | unchanged | unchanged | hetifeddu |
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), “etifeddu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies