dosbarthu

Welsh

Etymology

From dosbarth (class, division) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /dɔsˈbarθɨ/, [dɔsˈparθɨ]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /dɔsˈbarθi/, [dɔsˈparθi]

Verb

dosbarthu (first-person singular present dosbarthaf)

  1. (transitive) to classify, to categorise
  2. (transitive) to deliver, to distribute

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future dosbarthaf dosberthi dosbartha dosbarthwn dosberthwch, dosbarthwch dosbarthant dosberthir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
dosbarthwn dosbarthit dosbarthai dosbarthem dosbarthech dosbarthent dosberthid
preterite dosberthais dosberthaist dosbarthodd dosbarthasom dosbarthasoch dosbarthasant dosbarthwyd
pluperfect dosbarthaswn dosbarthasit dosbarthasai dosbarthasem dosbarthasech dosbarthasent dosbarthasid, dosbarthesid
present subjunctive dosbarthwyf dosberthych dosbartho dosbarthom dosbarthoch dosbarthont dosbarther
imperative dosbartha dosbarthed dosbarthwn dosberthwch, dosbarthwch dosbarthent dosbarther
verbal noun dosbarthu
verbal adjectives dosbarthedig
dosbarthadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future dosbartha i,
dosbarthaf i
dosbarthi di dosbarthith o/e/hi,
dosbarthiff e/hi
dosbarthwn ni dosbarthwch chi dosbarthan nhw
conditional dosbarthwn i,
dosbarthswn i
dosbarthet ti,
dosbarthset ti
dosbarthai fo/fe/hi,
dosbarthsai fo/fe/hi
dosbarthen ni,
dosbarthsen ni
dosbarthech chi,
dosbarthsech chi
dosbarthen nhw,
dosbarthsen nhw
preterite dosbarthais i,
dosbarthes i
dosbarthaist ti,
dosbarthest ti
dosbarthodd o/e/hi dosbarthon ni dosbarthoch chi dosbarthon nhw
imperative dosbartha dosbarthwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of dosbarthu
radical soft nasal aspirate
dosbarthu ddosbarthu nosbarthu 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), “dosbarthu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies