baeddu

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbaːɨ̯ðɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbai̯ðɪ/

Verb

baeddu (first-person singular present baeddaf)

1. to beat, to hit, to strike

   Synonym: curo

2. to beat, to defeat, to vanquish

   Synonyms: maeddu, gorchfygu, trechu

3. to soil, to dirty

   Synonyms: maeddu, difwyno, llygru

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	baeddaf	baeddi	baedda	baeddwn	baeddwch	baeddant	baeddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	baeddwn	baeddit	baeddai	baeddem	baeddech	baeddent	baeddid
preterite	baeddais	baeddaist	baeddodd	baeddasom	baeddasoch	baeddasant	baeddwyd
pluperfect	baeddaswn	baeddasit	baeddasai	baeddasem	baeddasech	baeddasent	baeddasid, baeddesid
present subjunctive	baeddwyf	baeddych	baeddo	baeddom	baeddoch	baeddont	baedder
imperative	—	baedda	baedded	baeddwn	baeddwch	baeddent	baedder
verbal noun	baeddu
verbal adjectives	baeddedig baeddadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	baedda i, baeddaf i	baeddi di	baeddith o/e/hi, baeddiff e/hi	baeddwn ni	baeddwch chi	baeddan nhw
conditional	baeddwn i, baeddswn i	baeddet ti, baeddset ti	baeddai fo/fe/hi, baeddsai fo/fe/hi	baedden ni, baeddsen ni	baeddech chi, baeddsech chi	baedden nhw, baeddsen nhw
preterite	baeddais i, baeddes i	baeddaist ti, baeddest ti	baeddodd o/e/hi	baeddon ni	baeddoch chi	baeddon nhw
imperative	—	baedda	—	—	baeddwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
baeddu	faeddu	maeddu	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), “baeddu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies