arnofio

Welsh

Etymology

ar- (“over-, super-, sur-”) +‎ nofio (“to swim”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /arˈnɔvjɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvjɔ

Verb

arnofio (first-person singular present arnofiaf)

  1. to float

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future arnofiaf arnofi arnawf, arnofia arnofiwn arnofiwch arnofiant arnofir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional arnofiwn arnofit arnofiai arnofiem arnofiech arnofient arnofid
preterite arnofiais arnofiaist arnofiodd arnofiasom arnofiasoch arnofiasant arnofiwyd
pluperfect arnofiaswn arnofiasit arnofiasai arnofiasem arnofiasech arnofiasent arnofiasid, arnofiesid
present subjunctive arnofiwyf arnofiech arnofio arnofiom arnofioch arnofiont arnofier
imperative — arnawf, arnofia arnofied arnofiwn arnofiwch arnofient arnofier
verbal noun arnofio
verbal adjectives arnofiedig
arnofiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future nofia i, nofiaf i nofi di nofith o/e/hi, nofiff e/hi nofiwn ni nofiwch chi nofian nhw
conditional arnofiwn i, arnofswn i arnofiet ti, arnofset ti arnofiai fo/fe/hi, arnofsai fo/fe/hi arnofien ni, arnofsen ni arnofiech chi, arnofsech chi arnofien nhw, arnofsen nhw
preterite nofiais i, nofies i nofiaist ti, nofiest ti nofiodd o/e/hi nofion ni nofioch chi nofion nhw
imperative — nofia — — nofiwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

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