ffeindio
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from English find + -io.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈfei̯ndjɔ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈfɪndjɔ/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈfei̯ndjɔ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈfei̯ndɔ/, /ˈfɪndjɔ/, /ˈfɪndɔ/
Verb
ffeindio (first-person singular present ffeindiaf, not mutable)
- (colloquial) to find
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | ffeindiaf | ffeindi | ffeindia | ffeindiwn | ffeindiwch | ffeindiant | ffeindir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | ffeindiwn | ffeindit | ffeindiai | ffeindiem | ffeindiech | ffeindient | ffeindid | |
| preterite | ffeindiais | ffeindiaist | ffeindiodd | ffeindiasom | ffeindiasoch | ffeindiasant | ffeindiwyd | |
| pluperfect | ffeindiaswn | ffeindiasit | ffeindiasai | ffeindiasem | ffeindiasech | ffeindiasent | ffeindiasid, ffeindiesid | |
| present subjunctive | ffeindiwyf | ffeindiech | ffeindio | ffeindiom | ffeindioch | ffeindiont | ffeindier | |
| imperative | — | ffeindia | ffeindied | ffeindiwn | ffeindiwch | ffeindient | ffeindier | |
| verbal noun | ||||||||
| verbal adjectives | ffeindiedig ffeindiadwy | |||||||
| inflected colloquial forms |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | ffeindia i, ffeindiaf i |
ffeindi di | ffeindith o/e/hi, ffeindiff e/hi |
ffeindiwn ni | ffeindiwch chi | ffeindian nhw |
| conditional | ffeindiwn i, ffeindswn i |
ffeindiet ti, ffeindset ti |
ffeindiai fo/fe/hi, ffeindsai fo/fe/hi |
ffeindien ni, ffeindsen ni |
ffeindiech chi, ffeindsech chi |
ffeindien nhw, ffeindsen nhw |
| preterite | ffeindiais i, ffeindies i |
ffeindiaist ti, ffeindiest ti |
ffeindiodd o/e/hi | ffeindion ni | ffeindioch chi | ffeindion nhw |
| imperative | — | ffeindia | — | — | ffeindiwch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffeindio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies