nabod

Welsh

Etymology

Clipping of adnabod.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈnabɔd/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈnaːbɔd/, /ˈnabɔd/
• Rhymes: -abɔd

Verb

nabod (first-person singular present nabyddaf, not mutable)

1. (colloquial) to know (be acquainted or familiar with).

Usage notes

Only used of people and places, never facts. ‘To know’ a fact is gwybod.

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	nabydda i, nabyddaf i	nabyddi di	nabyddith o/e/hi, nabyddiff e/hi	nabyddwn ni	nabyddwch chi	nabyddan nhw
conditional	nabyddwn i	nabyddet ti	nabyddai fo/fe/hi	nabydden ni	nabyddech chi	nabydden nhw
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nabod”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies