From Middle Welsh perthyn, from Proto-Brythonic *perθɨnɨd, from Latin pertineō (“I relate to; I belong to”).
perthyn (first-person singular present perthynaf)
singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
present indicative/future | perthynaf | perthyni | perthyn, perthyna | perthynwn | perthynwch | perthynant | perthynir | |
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
perthynwn | perthynit | perthynai | perthynem | perthynech | perthynent | perthynid | |
preterite | perthynais | perthynaist | perthynodd | perthynasom | perthynasoch | perthynasant | perthynwyd | |
pluperfect | perthynaswn | perthynasit | perthynasai | perthynasem | perthynasech | perthynasent | perthynasid, perthynesid | |
present subjunctive | perthynwyf | perthynych | perthyno | perthynom | perthynoch | perthynont | perthyner | |
imperative | — | perthyn, perthyna | perthyned | perthynwn | perthynwch | perthynent | perthyner | |
verbal noun | perthyn | |||||||
verbal adjectives | perthynedig perthynadwy |
Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |
future | perthyna i, perthynaf i | perthyni di | perthynith o/e/hi, perthyniff e/hi | perthynwn ni | perthynwch chi | perthynan nhw |
conditional | perthynwn i, perthynswn i | perthynet ti, perthynset ti | perthynai fo/fe/hi, perthynsai fo/fe/hi | perthynen ni, perthynsen ni | perthynech chi, perthynsech chi | perthynen nhw, perthynsen nhw |
preterite | perthynais i, perthynes i | perthynaist ti, perthynest ti | perthynodd o/e/hi | perthynon ni | perthynoch chi | perthynon nhw |
imperative | — | perthyna | — | — | perthynwch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. |
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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perthyn | berthyn | mherthyn | pherthyn |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.