rhodianna
Welsh
Etymology
Frequentative form of rhodio (“to walk”).
Verb
rhodianna (first-person singular present rhodiannaf)
- to stroll, to saunter, to wander
- Synonym: crwydro
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | rhodiannaf | rhodienni | rhodianna | rhodiannwn | rhodiennwch, rhodiannwch | rhodiannant | rhodiennir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | rhodiannwn | rhodiannit | rhodiannai | rhodiannem | rhodiannech | rhodiannent | rhodiennid | |
| preterite | rhodiennais | rhodiennaist | rhodiannodd | rhodiannasom | rhodiannasoch | rhodiannasant | rhodiannwyd | |
| pluperfect | rhodiannaswn | rhodiannasit | rhodiannasai | rhodiannasem | rhodiannasech | rhodiannasent | rhodiannasid, rhodiannesid | |
| present subjunctive | rhodiannwyf | rhodiennych | rhodianno | rhodiannom | rhodiannoch | rhodiannont | rhodianner | |
| imperative | — | rhodianna | rhodianned | rhodiannwn | rhodiennwch, rhodiannwch | rhodiannent | rhodianner | |
| verbal noun | rhodianna | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | rhodiannedig rhodiannadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | rhodianna i, rhodiannaf i | rhodianni di | rhodiannith o/e/hi, rhodianniff e/hi | rhodiannwn ni | rhodiannwch chi | rhodiannan nhw |
| conditional | rhodiannwn i, rhodiannswn i | rhodiannet ti, rhodiannset ti | rhodiannai fo/fe/hi, rhodiannsai fo/fe/hi | rhodiannen ni, rhodiannsen ni | rhodiannech chi, rhodiannsech chi | rhodiannen nhw, rhodiannsen nhw |
| preterite | rhodiannais i, rhodiannes i | rhodiannaist ti, rhodiannest ti | rhodiannodd o/e/hi | rhodiannon ni | rhodiannoch chi | rhodiannon nhw |
| imperative | — | rhodianna | — | — | rhodiannwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| rhodianna | rodianna | 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), “rhodianna”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies