gwerthfawrogi

Welsh

Etymology

From gwerthfawr (“valuable”) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌɡwɛrθvau̯ˈrɔɡɪ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌɡwɛrθvau̯ˈroːɡi/, /ˌɡwɛrθvau̯ˈrɔɡi/

Verb

gwerthfawrogi (first-person singular present gwerthfawrogaf)

1. to appreciate, to value

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	gwerthfawrogaf	gwerthfawrogi	gwerthfawroga	gwerthfawrogwn	gwerthfawrogwch	gwerthfawrogant	gwerthfawrogir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	gwerthfawrogwn	gwerthfawrogit	gwerthfawrogai	gwerthfawrogem	gwerthfawrogech	gwerthfawrogent	gwerthfawrogid
preterite	gwerthfawrogais	gwerthfawrogaist	gwerthfawrogodd	gwerthfawrogasom	gwerthfawrogasoch	gwerthfawrogasant	gwerthfawrogwyd
pluperfect	gwerthfawrogaswn	gwerthfawrogasit	gwerthfawrogasai	gwerthfawrogasem	gwerthfawrogasech	gwerthfawrogasent	gwerthfawrogasid, gwerthfawrogesid
present subjunctive	gwerthfawrogwyf	gwerthfawrogych	gwerthfawrogo	gwerthfawrogom	gwerthfawrogoch	gwerthfawrogont	gwerthfawroger
imperative	—	gwerthfawroga	gwerthfawroged	gwerthfawrogwn	gwerthfawrogwch	gwerthfawrogent	gwerthfawroger
verbal noun	gwerthfawrogi
verbal adjectives	gwerthfawrogedig gwerthfawrogadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	gwerthfawroga i, gwerthfawrogaf i	gwerthfawrogi di	gwerthfawrogith o/e/hi, gwerthfawrogiff e/hi	gwerthfawrogwn ni	gwerthfawrogwch chi	gwerthfawrogan nhw
conditional	gwerthfawrogwn i, gwerthfawrogswn i	gwerthfawroget ti, gwerthfawrogset ti	gwerthfawrogai fo/fe/hi, gwerthfawrogsai fo/fe/hi	gwerthfawrogen ni, gwerthfawrogsen ni	gwerthfawrogech chi, gwerthfawrogsech chi	gwerthfawrogen nhw, gwerthfawrogsen nhw
preterite	gwerthfawrogais i, gwerthfawroges i	gwerthfawrogaist ti, gwerthfawrogest ti	gwerthfawrogodd o/e/hi	gwerthfawrogon ni	gwerthfawrogoch chi	gwerthfawrogon nhw
imperative	—	gwerthfawroga	—	—	gwerthfawrogwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• gwerthfawrogiad (“appreciation; valuation”)
• gwerthfawrogol (“appreciative”)

Mutation

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