dofi

See also: dofí

Icelandic

Etymology

Back-formation from dofinn (“numb, dead, stupid”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔːvɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːvɪ

Noun

dofi m (genitive singular dofa, no plural)

  1. numbness
  2. paresthesia
    Synonym: doði

Declension

Declension of dofi (sg-only masculine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative dofi dofinn
accusative dofa dofann
dative dofa dofanum
genitive dofa dofans

Derived terms

Welsh

Etymology

dof +‎ -i

Verb

dofi (first-person singular present dofaf)

  1. to tame, to calm, to domesticate
    Synonyms: gwarhau, ffrwyno

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future dofiaf dofi dofi, dofia dofiwn dofiwch dofiant dofir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional dofiwn dofit dofiai dofiem dofiech dofient dofid
preterite dofiais dofiaist dofiodd dofiasom dofiasoch dofiasant dofiwyd
pluperfect dofiaswn dofiasit dofiasai dofiasem dofiasech dofiasent dofiasid, dofiesid
present subjunctive dofiwyf dofiech dofio dofiom dofioch dofiont dofier
imperative — dofi, dofia dofied dofiwn dofiwch dofient dofier
verbal noun
verbal adjectives dofiedig
dofiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future dofa i,
dofaf i 		dofi di dofith o/e/hi,
dofiff e/hi 		dofwn ni dofwch chi dofan nhw
conditional dofwn i,
dofswn i 		dofet ti,
dofset ti 		dofai fo/fe/hi,
dofsai fo/fe/hi 		dofen ni,
dofsen ni 		dofech chi,
dofsech chi 		dofen nhw,
dofsen nhw
preterite dofais i,
dofes i 		dofaist ti,
dofest ti 		dofodd o/e/hi dofon ni dofoch chi dofon nhw
imperative — dofa — — dofwch —

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

  • diddofi (“untameable, wild”)
  • dofiad (“taming, domestication”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dofi
radical soft nasal aspirate
dofi ddofi nofi unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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