llenwi
Welsh
Etymology
From llanw (“full”) + -i.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɬɛnwi/
Verb
llenwi (first-person singular present llanwaf)
- to fill, to fill up
- to fill in
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | llanwaf | llenwi | lleinw | llanwn | llenwch, llanwch | llanwant | llenwir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | llanwn | llanwit | llanwai | llanwem | llanwech | llanwent | llenwid | |
| preterite | llenwais | llenwaist | llanwodd | llanwasom | llanwasoch | llanwasant | llanwyd | |
| pluperfect | llanwaswn | llanwasit | llanwasai | llanwasem | llanwasech | llanwasent | llanwasid, llanwesid | |
| present subjunctive | llanwyf | llenwych | llanwo | llanwom | llanwoch | llanwont | llanwer | |
| imperative | — | llanw | llanwed | llanwn | llenwch, llanwch | llanwent | llanwer | |
| verbal noun | llenwi | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | llanwedig llanwadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | llenwa i, llenwaf i | llenwi di | llenwith o/e/hi, llenwiff e/hi | llenwn ni | llenwch chi | llenwan nhw |
| conditional | llenwn i, llenwswn i | llenwet ti, llenwset ti | llenwai fo/fe/hi, llenwsai fo/fe/hi | llenwen ni, llenwsen ni | llenwech chi, llenwsech chi | llenwen nhw, llenwsen nhw |
| preterite | llenwais i, llenwes i | llenwaist ti, llenwest ti | llenwodd o/e/hi | llenwon ni | llenwoch chi | llenwon nhw |
| imperative | — | llenwa | — | — | llenwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
- cyflenwi (“supply, replenish”, verb)
- llenwad m (“filling, stuffing”)
- llenwr m (“charger”)
- llenwydd m (“filler, filling”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| llenwi | lenwi | unchanged | 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–present), “llenwi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies