gwerthu

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Welsh

Etymology

From gwerth (“value, worth”) +‎ -u. Cognate with Cornish gwertha, Breton gwerzhañ.

Pronunciation

Verb

gwerthu (first-person singular present gwerthaf)

  1. to sell

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future gwerthaf gwerthi gwerth, gwertha gwerthwn gwerthwch gwerthant gwerthir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		gwerthwn gwerthit gwerthai gwerthem gwerthech gwerthent gwerthid
preterite gwerthais gwerthaist gwerthodd gwerthasom gwerthasoch gwerthasant gwerthwyd
pluperfect gwerthaswn gwerthasit gwerthasai gwerthasem gwerthasech gwerthasent gwerthasid, gwerthesid
present subjunctive gwerthwyf gwerthych gwertho gwerthom gwerthoch gwerthont gwerther
imperative — gwerth, gwertha gwerthed gwerthwn gwerthwch gwerthent gwerther
verbal noun gwerthu
verbal adjectives gwerthedig
gwerthadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future gwertha i, gwerthaf i gwerthi di gwerthith o/e/hi, gwerthiff e/hi gwerthwn ni gwerthwch chi gwerthan nhw
conditional gwerthwn i, gwerthswn i gwerthet ti, gwerthset ti gwerthai fo/fe/hi, gwerthsai fo/fe/hi gwerthen ni, gwerthsen ni gwerthech chi, gwerthsech chi gwerthen nhw, gwerthsen nhw
preterite gwerthais i, gwerthes i gwerthaist ti, gwerthest ti gwerthodd o/e/hi gwerthon ni gwerthoch chi gwerthon nhw
imperative — gwertha — — gwerthwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Antonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwerthu
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwerthu werthu ngwerthu unchanged

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

References

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