taflodoli
Welsh
Etymology
From taflodol (“palatal”) + -i.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌtavlɔˈdɔlɪ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌtavlɔˈdoːli/, /ˌtavlɔˈdɔli/
- Rhymes: -ɔlɪ
Verb
taflodoli (first-person singular present taflodolaf)
- to palatalise
- Taflodolir rhai cytseiniaid yn nhafodiaith y canolbarth.
- Some consonants are palatalised in the mid-Wales dialect of Welsh.
Derived terms
- taflodoledig (“palatalised”)
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | taflodolaf | taflodoli | taflodola | taflodolwn | taflodolwch | taflodolant | taflodolir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | taflodolwn | taflodolit | taflodolai | taflodolem | taflodolech | taflodolent | taflodolid | |
| preterite | taflodolais | taflodolaist | taflodolodd | taflodolasom | taflodolasoch | taflodolasant | taflodolwyd | |
| pluperfect | taflodolaswn | taflodolasit | taflodolasai | taflodolasem | taflodolasech | taflodolasent | taflodolasid, taflodolesid | |
| present subjunctive | taflodolwyf | taflodolych | taflodolo | taflodolom | taflodoloch | taflodolont | taflodoler | |
| imperative | — | -, taflodola | taflodoled | taflodolwn | taflodolwch | taflodolent | taflodoler | |
| verbal noun | taflodoli | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | taflodoledig | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | taflodola i, taflodolaf i | taflodoli di | taflodolith o/e/hi, taflodoliff e/hi | taflodolwn ni | taflodolwch chi | taflodolan nhw |
| conditional | taflodolwn i, taflodolswn i | taflodolet ti, taflodolset ti | taflodolai fo/fe/hi, taflodolsai fo/fe/hi | taflodolen ni, taflodolsen ni | taflodolech chi, taflodolsech chi | taflodolen nhw, taflodolsen nhw |
| preterite | taflodolais i, taflodoles i | taflodolaist ti, taflodolest ti | taflodolodd o/e/hi | taflodolon ni | taflodoloch chi | taflodolon nhw |
| imperative | — | taflodola | — | — | taflodolwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| taflodoli | daflodoli | nhaflodoli | thaflodoli |
| 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), “taflodoli”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies