dofi

See also: dofí

Icelandic

Etymology

Back-formation from dofinn (“numb, dead, stupid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔːvɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɔːvɪ

Noun

dofi m (genitive singular dofa, no plural)

1. numbness
2. paresthesia

   Synonym: doði

Declension

declension of dofi

m-w1	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	dofi	dofinn
accusative	dofa	dofann
dative	dofa	dofanum
genitive	dofa	dofans

Derived terms

• náladofi (“pins and needles”)

Welsh

Etymology

dof +‎ -i

Verb

dofi (first-person singular present dofaf)

1. to tame, to calm, to domesticate

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	dofa i, dofaf i	dofi di	dofith o/e/hi, dofiff e/hi	dofwn ni	dofwch chi	dofan nhw
conditional	dofwn i, dofswn i	dofet ti, dofset ti	dofai fo/fe/hi, dofsai fo/fe/hi	dofen ni, dofsen ni	dofech chi, dofsech chi	dofen nhw, dofsen nhw
preterite	dofais i, dofes i	dofaist ti, dofest ti	dofodd o/e/hi	dofon ni	dofoch chi	dofon nhw
imperative	—	dofa	—	—	dofwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• diddofi (“untameable, wild”)

Mutation

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