mwytho
Welsh
Etymology
mwyth (“soft”) + -o
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmʊɨ̯θɔ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmʊi̯θɔ/
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | mwythaf | mwythi | mwyth, mwytha | mwythwn | mwythwch | mwythant | mwythir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
mwythwn | mwythit | mwythai | mwythem | mwythech | mwythent | mwythid | |
| preterite | mwythais | mwythaist | mwythodd | mwythasom | mwythasoch | mwythasant | mwythwyd | |
| pluperfect | mwythaswn | mwythasit | mwythasai | mwythasem | mwythasech | mwythasent | mwythasid, mwythesid | |
| present subjunctive | mwythwyf | mwythych | mwytho | mwythom | mwythoch | mwythont | mwyther | |
| imperative | — | mwyth, mwytha | mwythed | mwythwn | mwythwch | mwythent | mwyther | |
| verbal noun | mwytho | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | mwythedig mwythadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | mwythai, mwythafi | mwythi di | mwythith o/e/hi, mwythiff e/hi | mwythwn ni | mwythwch chi | mwythan nhw |
| conditional | mwythwni, mwythswni | mwythet ti, mwythset ti | mwythai fo/fe/hi, mwythsai fo/fe/hi | mwythen ni, mwythsen ni | mwythech chi, mwythsech chi | mwythen nhw, mwythsen nhw |
| preterite | mwythaisi, mwythesi | mwythaist ti, mwythest ti | mwythodd o/e/hi | mwython ni | mwythoch chi | mwython nhw |
| imperative | — | mwytha | — | — | mwythwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| mwytho | fwytho | 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), “mwytho”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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