maethu

Welsh

Etymology

From maeth (“nourishment; nurture”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

maethu (first-person singular present maethaf)

  1. to nourish
  2. to nurture, to foster

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future maethaf maethi maetha maethwn maethwch maethant maethir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 maethwn maethit maethai maethem maethech maethent maethid
preterite maethais maethaist maethodd maethasom maethasoch maethasant maethwyd
pluperfect maethaswn maethasit maethasai maethasem maethasech maethasent maethasid, maethesid
present subjunctive maethwyf maethych maetho maethom maethoch maethont maether
imperative — maetha maethed maethwn maethwch maethent maether
verbal noun maethu
verbal adjectives maethedig
maethadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future maetha i, maethaf i maethi di maethith o/e/hi, maethiff e/hi maethwn ni maethwch chi maethan nhw
conditional maethwn i, maethswn i maethet ti, maethset ti maethai fo/fe/hi, maethsai fo/fe/hi maethen ni, maethsen ni maethech chi, maethsech chi maethen nhw, maethsen nhw
preterite maethais i, maethes i maethaist ti, maethest ti maethodd o/e/hi maethon ni maethoch chi maethon nhw
imperative — maetha — — maethwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

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

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