ffoi

See also: ffôi

Welsh

Etymology

From ffo (“flight”) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɔi̯/
  • Rhymes: -ɔi̯

Verb

ffoi (first-person singular present ffoaf, not mutable)

  1. (intransitive) to flee, to escape
  2. (transitive) to make flee, to scatter

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ffoaf ffoi ffy, ffoa ffown ffowch ffoant ffoir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 ffown ffoit ffôi ffoem ffoech ffoent ffoid
preterite ffois, ffoais ffoist ffodd, ffoes ffoesom ffoesoch ffoesant ffowyd, ffoed
pluperfect ffoeswn ffoesit ffoesai ffoesem ffoesech ffoesent ffoesid
present subjunctive ffowyf ffoych ffo ffôm ffôch ffônt ffoer
imperative — ffo, ffoa ffoed ffown ffowch ffoent ffoer
verbal noun ffoi
verbal adjectives ffoëdig
ffoadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future ffoa i, ffoaf i ffoi di ffoith o/e/hi, ffoiff e/hi ffown ni ffowch chi ffoan nhw
conditional ffown i, ffoswn i ffoet ti, ffoset ti ffoai fo/fe/hi, ffosai fo/fe/hi ffoen ni, ffosen ni ffoech chi, ffosech chi ffoen nhw, ffosen nhw
preterite ffoais i, ffoes i ffoaist ti, ffoest ti ffodd o/e/hi ffôn ni ffôch chi ffôn nhw
imperative — ffoa — — ffowch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffoi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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