hendrefa

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Welsh

Etymology

From hendref (“winter dwelling”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

Verb

hendrefa (first-person singular present hendrefaf, not mutable)

  1. to live in a winter or temporary abode, to pass the winter, to overwinter

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future hendrefaf hendrefi hendrefa hendrefwn hendrefwch hendrefant hendrefir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		hendrefwn hendrefit hendrefai hendrefem hendrefech hendrefent hendrefid
preterite hendrefais hendrefaist hendrefodd hendrefasom hendrefasoch hendrefasant hendrefwyd
pluperfect hendrefaswn hendrefasit hendrefasai hendrefasem hendrefasech hendrefasent hendrefasid, hendrefesid
present subjunctive hendrefwyf hendrefych hendrefo hendrefom hendrefoch hendrefont hendrefer
imperative — hendrefa hendrefed hendrefwn hendrefwch hendrefent hendrefer
verbal noun hendrefa
verbal adjectives hendrefedig
hendrefadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future hendrefa i, hendrefaf i hendrefi di hendrefith o/e/hi, hendrefiff e/hi hendrefwn ni hendrefwch chi hendrefan nhw
conditional hendrefwn i, hendrefswn i hendrefet ti, hendrefset ti hendrefai fo/fe/hi, hendrefsai fo/fe/hi hendrefen ni, hendrefsen ni hendrefech chi, hendrefsech chi hendrefen nhw, hendrefsen nhw
preterite hendrefais i, hendrefes i hendrefaist ti, hendrefest ti hendrefodd o/e/hi hendrefon ni hendrefoch chi hendrefon nhw
imperative — hendrefa — — hendrefwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Coordinate terms

  • hafota (“to live in a summer abode”)

Further reading

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