ymdrafferthu

Welsh

Etymology

From ym- (“self-”) +‎ trafferthu (“to trouble, to bother”).

Pronunciation

Verb

ymdrafferthu (first-person singular present ymdrafferthaf)

  1. (intransitive) to bother, to go to the trouble, to make an effort
    Synonym: trafferthu

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ymdrafferthaf ymdrafferthi ymdraffertha ymdrafferthwn ymdrafferthwch ymdrafferthant ymdrafferthir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 ymdrafferthwn ymdrafferthit ymdrafferthai ymdrafferthem ymdrafferthech ymdrafferthent ymdrafferthid
preterite ymdrafferthais ymdrafferthaist ymdrafferthodd ymdrafferthasom ymdrafferthasoch ymdrafferthasant ymdrafferthwyd
pluperfect ymdrafferthaswn ymdrafferthasit ymdrafferthasai ymdrafferthasem ymdrafferthasech ymdrafferthasent ymdrafferthasid, ymdrafferthesid
present subjunctive ymdrafferthwyf ymdrafferthych ymdraffertho ymdrafferthom ymdrafferthoch ymdrafferthont ymdrafferther
imperative — ymdraffertha ymdrafferthed ymdrafferthwn ymdrafferthwch ymdrafferthent ymdrafferther
verbal noun ymdrafferthu
verbal adjectives ymdrafferthedig
ymdrafferthadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future ymdraffertha i, ymdrafferthaf i ymdrafferthi di ymdrafferthith o/e/hi, ymdrafferthiff e/hi ymdrafferthwn ni ymdrafferthwch chi ymdrafferthan nhw
conditional ymdrafferthwn i, ymdrafferthswn i ymdrafferthet ti, ymdrafferthset ti ymdrafferthai fo/fe/hi, ymdrafferthsai fo/fe/hi ymdrafferthen ni, ymdrafferthsen ni ymdrafferthech chi, ymdrafferthsech chi ymdrafferthen nhw, ymdrafferthsen nhw
preterite ymdrafferthais i, ymdrafferthes i ymdrafferthaist ti, ymdrafferthest ti ymdrafferthodd o/e/hi ymdrafferthon ni ymdrafferthoch chi ymdrafferthon nhw
imperative — ymdraffertha — — ymdrafferthwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ymdrafferthu unchanged unchanged hymdrafferthu
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), “ymdrafferthu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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