gwrthwynebu

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Welsh

Etymology

gwrthwyneb (“opposed to”) +‎ -u, from gwrth- (“contra-”) +‎ wyneb (“face”)

Pronunciation

Verb

gwrthwynebu (first-person singular present gwrthwynebaf)

  1. to oppose

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future gwrthwynebaf gwrthwynebi gwrthwyneba gwrthwynebwn gwrthwynebwch gwrthwynebant gwrthwynebir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		gwrthwynebwn gwrthwynebit gwrthwynebai gwrthwynebem gwrthwynebech gwrthwynebent gwrthwynebid
preterite gwrthwynebais gwrthwynebaist gwrthwynebodd gwrthwynebasom gwrthwynebasoch gwrthwynebasant gwrthwynebwyd
pluperfect gwrthwynebaswn gwrthwynebasit gwrthwynebasai gwrthwynebasem gwrthwynebasech gwrthwynebasent gwrthwynebasid, gwrthwynebesid
present subjunctive gwrthwynebwyf gwrthwynebych gwrthwynebo gwrthwynebom gwrthwyneboch gwrthwynebont gwrthwyneber
imperative — gwrthwyneba gwrthwynebed gwrthwynebwn gwrthwynebwch gwrthwynebent gwrthwyneber
verbal noun gwrthwynebu
verbal adjectives gwrthwynebedig
gwrthwynebadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future gwrthwyneba i, gwrthwynebaf i gwrthwynebi di gwrthwynebith o/e/hi, gwrthwynebiff e/hi gwrthwynebwn ni gwrthwynebwch chi gwrthwyneban nhw
conditional gwrthwynebwn i, gwrthwynebswn i gwrthwynebet ti, gwrthwynebset ti gwrthwynebai fo/fe/hi, gwrthwynebsai fo/fe/hi gwrthwyneben ni, gwrthwynebsen ni gwrthwynebech chi, gwrthwynebsech chi gwrthwyneben nhw, gwrthwynebsen nhw
preterite gwrthwynebais i, gwrthwynebes i gwrthwynebaist ti, gwrthwynebest ti gwrthwynebodd o/e/hi gwrthwynebon ni gwrthwyneboch chi gwrthwynebon nhw
imperative — gwrthwyneba — — gwrthwynebwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwrthwynebu
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwrthwynebu wrthwynebu ngwrthwynebu unchanged

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