brefu

Welsh

Etymology

From bref (“bleat, bellow, cry”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

brefu (first-person singular present brefaf)

  1. to bleat, to low, to bellow, to bray, to cry

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future brefaf brefi brefa brefwn brefwch brefant brefir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 brefwn brefit brefai brefem brefech brefent brefid
preterite brefais brefaist brefodd brefasom brefasoch brefasant brefwyd
pluperfect brefaswn brefasit brefasai brefasem brefasech brefasent brefasid, brefesid
present subjunctive brefwyf brefych brefo brefom brefoch brefont brefer
imperative — brefa brefed brefwn brefwch brefent brefer
verbal noun brefu
verbal adjectives brefedig
brefadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future brefa i, brefaf i brefi di brefith o/e/hi, brefiff e/hi brefwn ni brefwch chi brefan nhw
conditional brefwn i, brefswn i brefet ti, brefset ti brefai fo/fe/hi, brefsai fo/fe/hi brefen ni, brefsen ni brefech chi, brefsech chi brefen nhw, brefsen nhw
preterite brefais i, brefes i brefaist ti, brefest ti brefodd o/e/hi brefon ni brefoch chi brefon nhw
imperative — brefa — — brefwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
brefu frefu mrefu unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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