anheddu

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Welsh

Etymology

From annedd (“house, dwelling”) +‎ -u.

Verb

anheddu (first-person singular present anheddaf)

  1. to dwell, to reside, to inhabit, to settle
    Synonyms: byw, cartrefu, preswylio, trigo

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future anheddaf anheddi anhedda anheddwn anheddwch anheddant anheddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		anheddwn anheddit anheddai anheddem anheddech anheddent anheddid
preterite anheddais anheddaist anheddodd anheddasom anheddasoch anheddasant anheddwyd
pluperfect anheddaswn anheddasit anheddasai anheddasem anheddasech anheddasent anheddasid, anheddesid
present subjunctive anheddwyf anheddych anheddo anheddom anheddoch anheddont anhedder
imperative — anhedda anhedded anheddwn anheddwch anheddent anhedder
verbal noun anheddu
verbal adjectives anheddedig
anheddadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future anhedda i, anheddaf i anheddi di anheddith o/e/hi, anheddiff e/hi anheddwn ni anheddwch chi anheddan nhw
conditional anheddwn i, anheddswn i anheddet ti, anheddset ti anheddai fo/fe/hi, anheddsai fo/fe/hi anhedden ni, anheddsen ni anheddech chi, anheddsech chi anhedden nhw, anheddsen nhw
preterite anheddais i, anheddes i anheddaist ti, anheddest ti anheddodd o/e/hi anheddon ni anheddoch chi anheddon nhw
imperative — anhedda — — anheddwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

  • anheddiad (“inhabiting, settlement”)
  • anheddwr (“dweller, inhabitant, settler”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of anheddu
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
anheddu unchanged unchanged hanheddu

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), “anheddu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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