rhewlifo

Welsh

Etymology

From rhewlif (“ice”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ɛu̯ˈlɪvɔ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ɛu̯ˈliːvɔ/, /r̥ɛu̯ˈlɪvɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪvɔ

Verb

rhewlifo (first-person singular present rhewlifaf)

  1. to flow

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future rhewlifaf rhewlifi rhewlifa rhewlifwn rhewlifwch rhewlifant rhewlifir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 rhewlifwn rhewlifit rhewlifai rhewlifem rhewlifech rhewlifent rhewlifid
preterite rhewlifais rhewlifaist rhewlifodd rhewlifasom rhewlifasoch rhewlifasant rhewlifwyd
pluperfect rhewlifaswn rhewlifasit rhewlifasai rhewlifasem rhewlifasech rhewlifasent rhewlifasid, rhewlifesid
present subjunctive rhewlifwyf rhewlifych rhewlifo rhewlifom rhewlifoch rhewlifont rhewlifer
imperative — llifa rhewlifed rhewlifwn rhewlifwch rhewlifent rhewlifer
verbal noun rhewlifo
verbal adjectives rhewlifedig
rhewlifadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future rhewlifai, rhewlifafi rhewlifi di rhewlifith o/e/hi, rhewlififf e/hi rhewlifwn ni rhewlifwch chi rhewlifan nhw
conditional rhewlifwni, rhewlifswni rhewlifet ti, rhewlifset ti rhewlifai fo/fe/hi, rhewlifsai fo/fe/hi rhewlifen ni, rhewlifsen ni rhewlifech chi, rhewlifsech chi rhewlifen nhw, rhewlifsen nhw
preterite rhewlifaisi, rhewlifesi rhewlifaist ti, rhewlifest ti rhewlifodd o/e/hi rhewlifon ni rhewlifoch chi rhewlifon nhw
imperative — rhewlifa — — rhewlifwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • rhewlifedig (“glaciated”)
  • rhewlifiant (“glaciation”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
rhewlifo rewlifo unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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