hofran

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English hover.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔvran/

Verb

hofran (first-person singular present hofraf or hofrannaf, not mutable)

  1. to hover

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future hofraf hofri hofr, hofra hofrwn hofrwch hofrant hofrir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 hofrwn hofrit hofrai hofrem hofrech hofrent hofrid
preterite hofrais hofraist hofrodd hofrasom hofrasoch hofrasant hofrwyd
pluperfect hofraswn hofrasit hofrasai hofrasem hofrasech hofrasent hofrasid, hofresid
present subjunctive hofrwyf hofrych hofro hofrom hofroch hofront hofrer
imperative — hofr, hofra hofred hofrwn hofrwch hofrent hofrer
verbal noun hofran
verbal adjectives hofredig
hofradwy
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future hofrannaf hofranni hofran, hofranna hofrannwn hofrannwch hofrannant hofrannir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 hofrannwn hofrannit hofrannai hofrannem hofrannech hofrannent hofrannid
preterite hofrannais hofrannaist hofrannodd hofranasom hofranasoch hofranasant hofrannwyd
pluperfect hofranaswn hofranasit hofranasai hofranasem hofranasech hofranasent hofranasid, hofranesid
present subjunctive hofrannwyf hofrannych hofranno hofrannom hofrannoch hofrannont hofranner
imperative — hofran, hofranna hofranned hofrannwn hofrannwch hofrannent hofranner
verbal noun hofran
verbal adjectives hofranedig
hofranadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future hofranna i, hofrannaf i hofranni di hofrannith o/e/hi, hofranniff e/hi hofrannwn ni hofrannwch chi hofrannan nhw
conditional hofrannwn i, hofrannswn i hofrannet ti, hofrannset ti hofrannai fo/fe/hi, hofrannsai fo/fe/hi hofrannen ni, hofrannsen ni hofrannech chi, hofrannsech chi hofrannen nhw, hofrannsen nhw
preterite hofrannais i, hofrannes i hofrannaist ti, hofrannest ti hofrannodd o/e/hi hofrannon ni hofrannoch chi hofrannon nhw
imperative — hofranna — — hofrannwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

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