hendrefa
Welsh
Etymology
From hendref (“winter dwelling”) + -a.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /hɛnˈdrɛva/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /hɛnˈdreːva/, /hɛnˈdrɛva/
Verb
hendrefa (first-person singular present hendrefaf)
- to live in a winter or temporary abode, to pass the winter, to overwinter
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | hendrefaf | hendrefi | hendrefa | hendrefwn | hendrefwch | hendrefant | hendrefir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | hendrefwn | hendrefit | hendrefai | hendrefem | hendrefech | hendrefent | hendrefid | |
| preterite | hendrefais | hendrefaist | hendrefodd | hendrefasom | hendrefasoch | hendrefasant | hendrefwyd | |
| pluperfect | hendrefaswn | hendrefasit | hendrefasai | hendrefasem | hendrefasech | hendrefasent | hendrefasid, hendrefesid | |
| present subjunctive | hendrefwyf | hendrefych | hendrefo | hendrefom | hendrefoch | hendrefont | hendrefer | |
| imperative | — | hendrefa | hendrefed | hendrefwn | hendrefwch | hendrefent | hendrefer | |
| verbal noun | hendrefa | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | hendrefedig hendrefadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | hendrefa i, hendrefaf i | hendrefi di | hendrefith o/e/hi, hendrefiff e/hi | hendrefwn ni | hendrefwch chi | hendrefan nhw |
| conditional | hendrefwn i, hendrefswn i | hendrefet ti, hendrefset ti | hendrefai fo/fe/hi, hendrefsai fo/fe/hi | hendrefen ni, hendrefsen ni | hendrefech chi, hendrefsech chi | hendrefen nhw, hendrefsen nhw |
| preterite | hendrefais i, hendrefes i | hendrefaist ti, hendrefest ti | hendrefodd o/e/hi | hendrefon ni | hendrefoch chi | hendrefon nhw |
| imperative | — | hendrefa | — | — | hendrefwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Coordinate terms
- hafota (“to live in a summer abode”)
Related terms
- trawstrefa (“to practise transhumance”)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950-), “hendrefa”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies