cyffesu

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Welsh

Etymology

From cyffes (“confession”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

cyffesu (first-person singular present cyffesaf)

  1. to confess
    Synonyms: addef, cyfaddef

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cyffesaf cyffesi cyffesa cyffeswn cyffeswch cyffesant cyffesir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		cyffeswn cyffesit cyffesai cyffesem cyffesech cyffesent cyffesid
preterite cyffesais cyffesaist cyffesodd cyffesasom cyffesasoch cyffesasant cyffeswyd
pluperfect cyffesaswn cyffesasit cyffesasai cyffesasem cyffesasech cyffesasent cyffesasid, cyffesesid
present subjunctive cyffeswyf cyffesych cyffeso cyffesom cyffesoch cyffesont cyffeser
imperative — cyffesa cyffesed cyffeswn cyffeswch cyffesent cyffeser
verbal noun cyffesu
verbal adjectives cyffesedig
cyffesadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future cyffesa i, cyffesaf i cyffesi di cyffesith o/e/hi, cyffesiff e/hi cyffeswn ni cyffeswch chi cyffesan nhw
conditional cyffeswn i, cyffesswn i cyffeset ti, cyffesset ti cyffesai fo/fe/hi, cyffessai fo/fe/hi cyffesen ni, cyffessen ni cyffesech chi, cyffessech chi cyffesen nhw, cyffessen nhw
preterite cyffesais i, cyffeses i cyffesaist ti, cyffesest ti cyffesodd o/e/hi cyffeson ni cyffesoch chi cyffeson nhw
imperative — cyffesa — — cyffeswch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cyffesu gyffesu nghyffesu chyffesu
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), “cyffesu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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