ffowla
Welsh
Alternative forms
- ffowlio
Etymology
From English fowl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfou̯la/
Verb
ffowla (first-person singular present ffowlaf, not mutable)
- to fowl, to hunt game birds
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
present indicative/future | ffowlaf | ffowli | ffowla | ffowlwn | ffowlwch | ffowlant | ffowlir | |
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | ffowlwn | ffowlit | ffowlai | ffowlem | ffowlech | ffowlent | ffowlid | |
preterite | ffowlais | ffowlaist | ffowlodd | ffowlasom | ffowlasoch | ffowlasant | ffowlwyd | |
pluperfect | ffowlaswn | ffowlasit | ffowlasai | ffowlasem | ffowlasech | ffowlasent | ffowlasid, ffowlesid | |
present subjunctive | ffowlwyf | ffowlych | ffowlo | ffowlom | ffowloch | ffowlont | ffowler | |
imperative | — | ffowla | ffowled | ffowlwn | ffowlwch | ffowlent | ffowler | |
verbal noun | ffowla | |||||||
verbal adjectives | ffowledig ffowladwy |
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |
future | ffowla i, ffowlaf i | ffowli di | ffowlith o/e/hi, ffowliff e/hi | ffowlwn ni | ffowlwch chi | ffowlan nhw |
conditional | ffowlwn i, ffowlswn i | ffowlet ti, ffowlset ti | ffowlai fo/fe/hi, ffowlsai fo/fe/hi | ffowlen ni, ffowlsen ni | ffowlech chi, ffowlsech chi | ffowlen nhw, ffowlsen nhw |
preterite | ffowlais i, ffowles i | ffowlaist ti, ffowlest ti | ffowlodd o/e/hi | ffowlon ni | ffowloch chi | ffowlon nhw |
imperative | — | ffowla | — | — | ffowlwch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. |
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffowla”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies