Welsh

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Etymology

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ym- +‎ ffrost (boast) +‎ -io,[1] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (to scatter)[2] [whence English spread, Ancient Greek σπείρω (speírō, sow)].

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /əmˈfrɔsdjɔ/, [əmˈfrɔstjɔ]

Verb

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ymffrostio (first-person singular present ymffrostiaf)

  1. to boast

Conjugation

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ymffrostio unchanged unchanged hymffrostio
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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