meddwl
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh meðwl, from a derivative of Proto-Celtic *medyetor (whence meddu), from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“measure; advise”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɛðʊl/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmeːðʊl/, /ˈmɛðʊl/
- Rhymes: -ɛðʊl
Verb
meddwl (first-person singular present meddyliaf)
- to think
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | meddyliaf | meddyli | meddwl, meddylia | meddyliwn | meddyliwch | meddyliant | meddylir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | meddyliwn | meddylit | meddyliai | meddyliem | meddyliech | meddylient | meddylid | |
| preterite | meddyliais | meddyliaist | meddyliodd | meddyliasom | meddyliasoch | meddyliasant | meddyliwyd | |
| pluperfect | meddyliaswn | meddyliasit | meddyliasai | meddyliasem | meddyliasech | meddyliasent | meddyliasid, meddyliesid | |
| present subjunctive | meddyliwyf | meddyliech | meddylio | meddyliom | meddylioch | meddyliont | meddylier | |
| imperative | — | meddwl, meddylia | meddylied | meddyliwn | meddyliwch | meddylient | meddylier | |
| verbal noun | meddwl | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | meddyliedig meddyliadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | meddylia i, meddyliaf i | meddyli di | meddylith o/e/hi, meddyliff e/hi | meddyliwn ni | meddyliwch chi | meddylian nhw |
| conditional | meddyliwn i, meddyliswn i | meddyliet ti, meddyliset ti | meddyliai fo/fe/hi, meddylisai fo/fe/hi | meddylien ni, meddylisen ni | meddyliech chi, meddylisech chi | meddylien nhw, meddylisen nhw |
| preterite | meddyliais i, meddylies i | meddyliaist ti, meddyliest ti | meddyliodd o/e/hi | meddylion ni | meddylioch chi | meddylion nhw |
| imperative | — | meddylia | — | — | meddyliwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Synonyms
- tybio
See also
- credu
Noun
meddwl m (plural meddyliau)
- mind
- thought, idea
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| meddwl | feddwl | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “meddwl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies