arwerthu
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /arˈwɛrθɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /arˈwɛrθi/
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | arwerthaf | arwerthi | arwertha | arwerthwn | arwerthwch | arwerthant | arwerthir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
arwerthwn | arwerthit | arwerthai | arwerthem | arwerthech | arwerthent | arwerthid | |
| preterite | arwerthais | arwerthaist | arwerthodd | arwerthasom | arwerthasoch | arwerthasant | arwerthwyd | |
| pluperfect | arwerthaswn | arwerthasit | arwerthasai | arwerthasem | arwerthasech | arwerthasent | arwerthasid, arwerthesid | |
| present subjunctive | arwerthwyf | arwerthych | arwertho | arwerthom | arwerthoch | arwerthont | arwerther | |
| imperative | — | arwertha | arwerthed | arwerthwn | arwerthwch | arwerthent | arwerther | |
| verbal noun | arwerthu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | arwerthedig arwerthadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | arwertha i, arwerthaf i | arwerthi di | arwerthith o/e/hi, arwerthiff e/hi | arwerthwn ni | arwerthwch chi | arwerthan nhw |
| conditional | arwerthwn i, arwerthswn i | arwerthet ti, arwerthset ti | arwerthai fo/fe/hi, arwerthsai fo/fe/hi | arwerthen ni, arwerthsen ni | arwerthech chi, arwerthsech chi | arwerthen nhw, arwerthsen nhw |
| preterite | arwerthais i, arwerthes i | arwerthaist ti, arwerthest ti | arwerthodd o/e/hi | arwerthon ni | arwerthoch chi | arwerthon nhw |
| imperative | — | arwertha | — | — | arwerthwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
- arwerthiant (“auction”)
- arwerthwr (“auctioneer”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| arwerthu | unchanged | unchanged | harwerthu |
| 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), “arwerthu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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