safoni

Welsh

Etymology

From safon (“standard”) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /saˈvɔni/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /saˈvoːni/, /saˈvɔni/
• Rhymes: -ɔni

Verb

safoni (first-person singular present safonaf, not mutable)(transitive)

1. to standardise

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	safonaf	safoni	safon, safona	safonwn	safonwch	safonant	safonir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	safonwn	safonit	safonai	safonem	safonech	safonent	safonid
preterite	safonais	safonaist	safonodd	safonasom	safonasoch	safonasant	safonwyd
pluperfect	safonaswn	safonasit	safonasai	safonasem	safonasech	safonasent	safonasid, safonesid
present subjunctive	safonwyf	safonych	safono	safonom	safonoch	safonont	safoner
imperative	—	safon, safona	safoned	safonwn	safonwch	safonent	safoner
verbal noun	safoni
verbal adjectives	safonedig safonadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	safona i, safonaf i	safoni di	safonith o/e/hi, safoniff e/hi	safonwn ni	safonwch chi	safonan nhw
conditional	safonwn i, safonswn i	safonet ti, safonset ti	safonai fo/fe/hi, safonsai fo/fe/hi	safonen ni, safonsen ni	safonech chi, safonsech chi	safonen nhw, safonsen nhw
preterite	safonais i, safones i	safonaist ti, safonest ti	safonodd o/e/hi	safonon ni	safonoch chi	safonon nhw
imperative	—	safona	—	—	safonwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• safonedig (“standardised”)
• safoniad (“standardisation”)
• safonwr (“standardiser”)