cefnogi

Welsh

Etymology

From cefnog +‎ -i.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɛvˈnɔɡi/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɡi

Verb

cefnogi (first-person singular present cefnogaf)

  1. (transitive) to support, to encourage, to back
  2. (transitive) to second (a motion)

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cefnogaf cefnogi cefnoga cefnogwn cefnogwch cefnogant cefnogir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 cefnogwn cefnogit cefnogai cefnogem cefnogech cefnogent cefnogid
preterite cefnogais cefnogaist cefnogodd cefnogasom cefnogasoch cefnogasant cefnogwyd
pluperfect cefnogaswn cefnogasit cefnogasai cefnogasem cefnogasech cefnogasent cefnogasid, cefnogesid
present subjunctive cefnogwyf cefnogych cefnogo cefnogom cefnogoch cefnogont cefnoger
imperative — cefnoga cefnoged cefnogwn cefnogwch cefnogent cefnoger
verbal noun cefnogi
verbal adjectives cefnogedig
cefnogadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future cefnoga i, cefnogaf i cefnogi di cefnogith o/e/hi, cefnogiff e/hi cefnogwn ni cefnogwch chi cefnogan nhw
conditional cefnogwn i, cefnogswn i cefnoget ti, cefnogset ti cefnogai fo/fe/hi, cefnogsai fo/fe/hi cefnogen ni, cefnogsen ni cefnogech chi, cefnogsech chi cefnogen nhw, cefnogsen nhw
preterite cefnogais i, cefnoges i cefnogaist ti, cefnogest ti cefnogodd o/e/hi cefnogon ni cefnogoch chi cefnogon nhw
imperative — cefnoga — — cefnogwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
cefnogi gefnogi nghefnogi chefnogi
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), “cefnogi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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