meddalu

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Welsh

Etymology

From meddal (“soft”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

meddalu (first-person singular present meddalaf) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. to soften (literally of figuratively)
    Antonym: caledu
  2. (linguistics) to soften, to lenite
    Antonym: caledu

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future meddalaf meddeli meddala meddalwn meddelwch, meddalwch meddalant meddelir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		meddalwn meddalit meddalai meddalem meddalech meddalent meddelid
preterite meddelais meddelaist meddalodd meddalasom meddalasoch meddalasant meddalwyd
pluperfect meddalaswn meddalasit meddalasai meddalasem meddalasech meddalasent meddalasid, meddalesid
present subjunctive meddalwyf meddelych meddalo meddalom meddaloch meddalont meddaler
imperative — -, meddala meddaled meddalwn meddelwch, meddalwch meddalent meddaler
verbal noun meddalu
verbal adjectives meddaledig
meddaladwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future meddala i, meddalaf i meddali di meddalith o/e/hi, meddaliff e/hi meddalwn ni meddalwch chi meddalan nhw
conditional meddalwn i, meddalswn i meddalet ti, meddalset ti meddalai fo/fe/hi, meddalsai fo/fe/hi meddalen ni, meddalsen ni meddalech chi, meddalsech chi meddalen nhw, meddalsen nhw
preterite meddalais i, meddales i meddalaist ti, meddalest ti meddalodd o/e/hi meddalon ni meddaloch chi meddalon nhw
imperative — meddala — — meddalwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
meddalu feddalu unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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