addef

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh adef, from Proto-Celtic *addamyeti. Cognate to Irish admhaigh.

Pronunciation

Verb

addef (first-person singular present addefaf)

  1. to admit, to confess, to avow
    Synonyms: cyfaddef, cyffesu

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future addefaf addefi eddyf, addefa addefwn addefwch addefant addefir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		addefwn addefit addefai addefem addefech addefent addefid
preterite addefais addefaist addefodd addefasom addefasoch addefasant addefwyd
pluperfect addefaswn addefasit addefasai addefasem addefasech addefasent addefasid, addefesid
present subjunctive addefwyf addefych addefo addefom addefoch addefont addefer
imperative — eddyf, addefa addefed addefwn addefwch addefent addefer
verbal noun addef
verbal adjectives addefedig
addefadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future addefa i, addefaf i addefi di addefith o/e/hi, addefiff e/hi addefwn ni addefwch chi addefan nhw
conditional addefwn i, addefswn i addefet ti, addefset ti addefai fo/fe/hi, addefsai fo/fe/hi addefen ni, addefsen ni addefech chi, addefsech chi addefen nhw, addefsen nhw
preterite addefais i, addefes i addefaist ti, addefest ti addefodd o/e/hi addefon ni addefoch chi addefon nhw
imperative — addefa — — addefwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of addef
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
addef unchanged unchanged haddef

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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