adfeddiannu
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From ad- (“re-”) + meddiannu (“to possess”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌadvɛˈðjanɨ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌadvɛˈðjani/
Verb edit
adfeddiannu (first-person singular present adfeddiannaf)
- to repossess
- Synonym: ailfeddiannu
- to regain
- Synonym: adennill
Conjugation edit
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | adfeddiannaf | adfeddienni | adfeddianna | adfeddiannwn | adfeddiennwch, adfeddiannwch | adfeddiannant | adfeddiennir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
adfeddiannwn | adfeddiannit | adfeddiannai | adfeddiannem | adfeddiannech | adfeddiannent | adfeddiennid | |
| preterite | adfeddiennais | adfeddiennaist | adfeddiannodd | adfeddianasom | adfeddianasoch | adfeddianasant | adfeddiannwyd | |
| pluperfect | adfeddianaswn | adfeddianasit | adfeddianasai | adfeddianasem | adfeddianasech | adfeddianasent | adfeddianasid, adfeddianesid | |
| present subjunctive | adfeddiannwyf | adfeddiennych | adfeddianno | adfeddiannom | adfeddiannoch | adfeddiannont | adfeddianner | |
| imperative | — | adfeddianna, adfeddianna | adfeddianned | adfeddiannwn | adfeddiennwch, adfeddiannwch | adfeddiannent | adfeddianner | |
| verbal noun | adfeddiannu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | adfeddianedig adfeddianadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | adfeddianna i, adfeddiannaf i | adfeddianni di | adfeddiannith o/e/hi, adfeddianniff e/hi | adfeddiannwn ni | adfeddiannwch chi | adfeddiannan nhw |
| conditional | adfeddiannwn i, adfeddianswn i | adfeddiannet ti, adfeddianset ti | adfeddiannai fo/fe/hi, adfeddiansai fo/fe/hi | adfeddiannen ni, adfeddiansen ni | adfeddiannech chi, adfeddiansech chi | adfeddiannen nhw, adfeddiansen nhw |
| preterite | adfeddiannais i, adfeddiannes i | adfeddiannaist ti, adfeddiannest ti | adfeddiannodd o/e/hi | adfeddiannon ni | adfeddiannoch chi | adfeddiannon nhw |
| imperative | — | adfeddianna | — | — | adfeddiannwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| adfeddiannu | unchanged | unchanged | hadfeddiannu |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “adfeddiannu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies