afradu

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Welsh

Etymology

afrad (“prodigality, wastefulness”) +‎ -u

Pronunciation

Verb

afradu (first-person singular present afradaf)

  1. to waste, to squander
    Synonyms: afradloni, bradu, gwastraffu

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future afradaf afredi afrada afradwn afredwch, afradwch afradant afredir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		afradwn afradit afradai afradem afradech afradent afredid
preterite afredais afredaist afradodd afradasom afradasoch afradasant afradwyd
pluperfect afradaswn afradasit afradasai afradasem afradasech afradasent afradasid, afradesid
present subjunctive afradwyf afredych afrado afradom afradoch afradont afrader
imperative — afrada afraded afradwn afredwch, afradwch afradent afrader
verbal noun afradu
verbal adjectives afradedig
afradadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future afrada i, afradaf i afradi di afradith o/e/hi, afradiff e/hi afradwn ni afradwch chi afradan nhw
conditional afradwn i, afradswn i afradet ti, afradset ti afradai fo/fe/hi, afradsai fo/fe/hi afraden ni, afradsen ni afradech chi, afradsech chi afraden nhw, afradsen nhw
preterite afradais i, afrades i afradaist ti, afradest ti afradodd o/e/hi afradon ni afradoch chi afradon nhw
imperative — afrada — — afradwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

  • bradu (“to waste, to squander”)

Mutation

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

References

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