noddi

Welsh

Etymology

From nawdd (“patronage, sponsorship”) +‎ -i

Pronunciation

Verb

noddi (first-person singular present noddaf, not mutable)

  1. to sponsor, to act as patron, to support
    Synonym: nawddogi

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future noddaf noddi nawdd, nodda noddwn noddwch noddant noddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 noddwn noddit noddai noddem noddech noddent noddid
preterite noddais noddaist noddodd noddasom noddasoch noddasant noddwyd
pluperfect noddaswn noddasit noddasai noddasem noddasech noddasent noddasid, noddesid
present subjunctive noddwyf noddych noddo noddom noddoch noddont nodder
imperative — nodda nodded noddwn noddwch noddent nodder
verbal noun noddi
verbal adjectives noddedig
noddadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future nodda i, noddaf i noddi di noddith o/e/hi, noddiff e/hi noddwn ni noddwch chi noddan nhw
conditional noddwn i, noddswn i noddet ti, noddset ti noddai fo/fe/hi, noddsai fo/fe/hi nodden ni, noddsen ni noddech chi, noddsech chi nodden nhw, noddsen nhw
preterite noddais i, noddes i noddaist ti, noddest ti noddodd o/e/hi noddon ni noddoch chi noddon nhw
imperative — nodda — — noddwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • noddwr (“patron, sponsor”)

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