methu
See also: μέθυ
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Verbal form of meth. Cf. Old Irish methaid. Ultimately from *mettom, a geminate form of Proto-Celtic *metom.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɛθɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɛθi/
- Rhymes: -ɛθɨ̞
Verb edit
methu (first-person singular present methaf)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | methaf | methi | metha | methwn | methwch | methant | methir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
methwn | methit | methai | methem | methech | methent | methid | |
| preterite | methais | methaist | methodd | methasom | methasoch | methasant | methwyd | |
| pluperfect | methaswn | methasit | methasai | methasem | methasech | methasent | methasid, methesid | |
| present subjunctive | methwyf | methych | metho | methom | methoch | methont | mether | |
| imperative | — | metha | methed | methwn | methwch | methent | mether | |
| verbal noun | methu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | methedig methadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | metha i, methaf i | methi di | methith o/e/hi, methiff e/hi | methwn ni | methwch chi | methan nhw |
| conditional | methwn i, methswn i | methet ti, methset ti | methai fo/fe/hi, methsai fo/fe/hi | methen ni, methsen ni | methech chi, methsech chi | methen nhw, methsen nhw |
| preterite | methais i, methes i | methaist ti, methest ti | methodd o/e/hi | methon ni | methoch chi | methon nhw |
| imperative | — | metha | — | — | methwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| methu | fethu | unchanged | unchanged |
| 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), “methu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN