rhewi

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Welsh

Etymology

rhew +‎ -i

Pronunciation

Verb

rhewi (first-person singular present rhewaf)

  1. to freeze

Usage notes

The verbnoun or dictionary form of a verb, such as this entry, is employed as a masculine singular noun in Welsh to express an uncountable verbal noun. The corresponding countable noun is usually derived morphologically from the related verb.

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future rhewaf rhewi rhewa rhewn rhewch rhewant rhewir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional rhewn rhewit rhewai rhewem rhewech rhewent rhewid
preterite rhewais rhewaist rhewodd rhewsom rhewsoch rhewsant rhewyd
pluperfect rhewswn rhewsit rhewsai rhewsem rhewsech rhewsent rhewsid
present subjunctive rhewyf rhewych rhewo rhewom rhewoch rhewont rhewer
imperative — rhewa rhewed rhewn rhewch rhewent rhewer
verbal noun rhewi
verbal adjectives rhewedig
rhewadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future rhewa i, rhewaf i rhewi di rhewith o/e/hi, rhewiff e/hi rhewn ni rhewch chi rhewan nhw
conditional rhewn i, rhewswn i rhewet ti, rhewset ti rhewai fo/fe/hi, rhewsai fo/fe/hi rhewen ni, rhewsen ni rhewech chi, rhewsech chi rhewen nhw, rhewsen nhw
preterite rhewais i, rhewes i rhewaist ti, rhewest ti rhewodd o/e/hi rhewon ni rhewoch chi rhewon nhw
imperative — rhewa — — rhewch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhewi rewi 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), “rhewaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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