anheddu
Welsh
Etymology
From annedd (“house, dwelling”) + -u.
Verb
anheddu (first-person singular present anheddaf)
- to dwell, to reside, to inhabit, to settle
- Synonyms: byw, cartrefu, preswylio, trigo
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | anheddaf | anheddi | anhedda | anheddwn | anheddwch | anheddant | anheddir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | anheddwn | anheddit | anheddai | anheddem | anheddech | anheddent | anheddid | |
| preterite | anheddais | anheddaist | anheddodd | anheddasom | anheddasoch | anheddasant | anheddwyd | |
| pluperfect | anheddaswn | anheddasit | anheddasai | anheddasem | anheddasech | anheddasent | anheddasid, anheddesid | |
| present subjunctive | anheddwyf | anheddych | anheddo | anheddom | anheddoch | anheddont | anhedder | |
| imperative | — | anhedda | anhedded | anheddwn | anheddwch | anheddent | anhedder | |
| verbal noun | anheddu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | anheddedig anheddadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | anhedda i, anheddaf i | anheddi di | anheddith o/e/hi, anheddiff e/hi | anheddwn ni | anheddwch chi | anheddan nhw |
| conditional | anheddwn i, anheddswn i | anheddet ti, anheddset ti | anheddai fo/fe/hi, anheddsai fo/fe/hi | anhedden ni, anheddsen ni | anheddech chi, anheddsech chi | anhedden nhw, anheddsen nhw |
| preterite | anheddais i, anheddes i | anheddaist ti, anheddest ti | anheddodd o/e/hi | anheddon ni | anheddoch chi | anheddon nhw |
| imperative | — | anhedda | — | — | anheddwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
- anheddiad (“inhabiting, settlement”)
- anheddwr (“dweller, inhabitant, settler”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| anheddu | unchanged | unchanged | hanheddu |
| 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), “anheddu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies