edliw

Welsh

Etymology

ad- +‎ lliw (“accusation, allegation”); the i-affection of the prefix shows that this is an old compound.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛdlɪu̯/

Verb

edliw (first-person singular present edliwiaf)

  1. (transitive) to upbraid, reproach, taunt, twit

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future edliwiaf edliwi edliwi, edliwia edliwiwn edliwiwch edliwiant edliwir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional edliwiwn edliwit edliwiai edliwiem edliwiech edliwient edliwid
preterite edliwiais edliwiaist edliwiodd edliwiasom edliwiasoch edliwiasant edliwiwyd
pluperfect edliwiaswn edliwiasit edliwiasai edliwiasem edliwiasech edliwiasent edliwiasid, edliwiesid
present subjunctive edliwiwyf edliwiech edliwio edliwiom edliwioch edliwiont edliwier
imperative — edliwi, edliwia edliwied edliwiwn edliwiwch edliwient edliwier
verbal noun edliw
verbal adjectives edliwiedig, edliwedig
—

Noun

edliw m (plural edliwion)

  1. an upbraiding, twitting, taunting, reproach
  2. supposition, allegation

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
edliw unchanged unchanged hedliw
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), “edliw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.