merthyru

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Welsh

Etymology

From merthyr (“martyr”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

merthyru (first-person singular present merthyraf)

  1. to martyr (put someone to death for their religious beliefs)

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future merthyraf merthyri merthyra merthyrwn merthyrwch merthyrant merthyrir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		merthyrwn merthyrit merthyrai merthyrem merthyrech merthyrent merthyrid
preterite merthyrais merthyraist merthyrodd merthyrasom merthyrasoch merthyrasant merthyrwyd
pluperfect merthyraswn merthyrasit merthyrasai merthyrasem merthyrasech merthyrasent merthyrasid, merthyresid
present subjunctive merthyrwyf merthyrych merthyro merthyrom merthyroch merthyront merthyrer
imperative — merthyra merthyred merthyrwn merthyrwch merthyrent merthyrer
verbal noun merthyru
verbal adjectives merthyredig
merthyradwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future merthyra i, merthyraf i merthyri di merthyrith o/e/hi, merthyriff e/hi merthyrwn ni merthyrwch chi merthyran nhw
conditional merthyrwn i, merthyrswn i merthyret ti, merthyrset ti merthyrai fo/fe/hi, merthyrsai fo/fe/hi merthyren ni, merthyrsen ni merthyrech chi, merthyrsech chi merthyren nhw, merthyrsen nhw
preterite merthyrais i, merthyres i merthyraist ti, merthyrest ti merthyrodd o/e/hi merthyron ni merthyroch chi merthyron nhw
imperative — merthyra — — merthyrwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation

Mutated forms of merthyru
radical soft nasal aspirate
merthyru ferthyru unchanged 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), “merthyru”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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