cyfarch

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Welsh

Etymology

cyf- +‎ arch (“request, command”)[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkəvarχ/
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Verb

cyfarch (first-person singular present cyfarchaf)

  1. (transitive) to greet
    Synonyms: croesawu, annerch
  2. (transitive) to address, to speak to
    Synonym: annerch

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cyfarchaf cyferchi cyfarch cyfarchwn cyferchwch, cyfarchwch cyfarchant cyferchir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		cyfarchwn cyfarchit cyfarchai cyfarchem cyfarchech cyfarchent cyferchid
preterite cyferchais cyferchaist cyfarchodd cyfarchasom cyfarchasoch cyfarchasant cyfarchwyd
pluperfect cyfarchaswn cyfarchasit cyfarchasai cyfarchasem cyfarchasech cyfarchasent cyfarchasid, cyfarchesid
present subjunctive cyfarchwyf cyferchych cyfarcho cyfarchom cyfarchoch cyfarchont cyfarcher
imperative — cyfarcha cyfarched cyfarchwn cyferchwch, cyfarchwch cyfarchent cyfarcher
verbal noun cyfarch
verbal adjectives cyfarchedig
cyfarchadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future cyfarcha i, cyfarchaf i cyfarchi di cyfarchith o/e/hi, cyfarchiff e/hi cyfarchwn ni cyfarchwch chi cyfarchan nhw
conditional cyfarchwn i, cyfarchswn i cyfarchet ti, cyfarchset ti cyfarchai fo/fe/hi, cyfarchsai fo/fe/hi cyfarchen ni, cyfarchsen ni cyfarchech chi, cyfarchsech chi cyfarchen nhw, cyfarchsen nhw
preterite cyfarchais i, cyfarches i cyfarchaist ti, cyfarchest ti cyfarchodd o/e/hi cyfarchon ni cyfarchoch chi cyfarchon nhw
imperative — cyfarcha — — cyfarchwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Noun

cyfarch m (plural cyfarchion)

  1. greeting

Mutation

Mutated forms of cyfarch
radical soft nasal aspirate
cyfarch gyfarch nghyfarch chyfarch

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

References

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