gorfod
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔrvɔd/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔrɔd/, /ˈɡɔrɔ/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔrvɔd/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔrfɔd/, /ˈɡɔfɔd/, /ˈɡɔfɔ/
Verb
gorfod (first-person singular present gorfyddaf)
- (transitive) to have to, must
Derived terms
- gorfodi (“force, constrain, compel”)
- gorfodaeth (“force, enforcement, compulsion”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gorfod | orfod | ngorfod | unchanged |
| 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-), “gorfod”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies