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Welsh
Etymology
From taw + -i.
Pronunciation
Verb
tewi (first-person singular present tawaf)
- to be silent
- Synonym: bod yn dawel
Conjugation
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms
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singular
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plural
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| first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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| future
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tawa i, tawaf i
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tawi di
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tawith o/e/hi, tawiff e/hi
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tawn ni
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tawch chi
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tawan nhw
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| conditional
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tawn i, tawswn i
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tawet ti, tawset ti
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tawai fo/fe/hi, tawsai fo/fe/hi
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tawen ni, tawsen ni
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tawech chi, tawsech chi
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tawen nhw, tawsen nhw
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| preterite
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tawais i, tawes i
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tawaist ti, tawest ti
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tawodd o/e/hi
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tawon ni
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tawoch chi
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tawon nhw
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| imperative
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—
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tawa
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—
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—
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tawch
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—
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| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.
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Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tawaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies