ffermio
Welsh
Alternative forms
- ffarmio
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛrmjɔ/
Verb
ffermio (first-person singular present ffermiaf, not mutable)
- (intransitive or transitive) to farm
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | ffermiaf | ffermi | ffermia | ffermiwn | ffermiwch | ffermiant | ffermir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | ffermiwn | ffermit | ffermiai | ffermiem | ffermiech | ffermient | ffermid | |
| preterite | ffermiais | ffermiaist | ffermiodd | ffermiasom | ffermiasoch | ffermiasant | ffermiwyd | |
| pluperfect | ffermiaswn | ffermiasit | ffermiasai | ffermiasem | ffermiasech | ffermiasent | ffermiasid, ffermiesid | |
| present subjunctive | ffermiwyf | ffermiech | ffermio | ffermiom | ffermioch | ffermiont | ffermier | |
| imperative | — | ffermia | ffermied | ffermiwn | ffermiwch | ffermient | ffermier | |
| verbal noun | ||||||||
| verbal adjectives | ffermiedig ffermiadwy | |||||||
| inflected colloquial forms |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | ffermia i, ffermiaf i |
ffermi di | ffermith o/e/hi, ffermiff e/hi |
ffermiwn ni | ffermiwch chi | ffermian nhw |
| conditional | ffermiwn i, ffermswn i |
ffermiet ti, ffermset ti |
ffermiai fo/fe/hi, ffermsai fo/fe/hi |
ffermien ni, ffermsen ni |
ffermiech chi, ffermsech chi |
ffermien nhw, ffermsen nhw |
| preterite | ffermiais i, ffermies i |
ffermiaist ti, ffermiest ti |
ffermiodd o/e/hi | ffermion ni | ffermioch chi | ffermion nhw |
| imperative | — | ffermia | — | — | ffermiwch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.
Derived terms
- ffermwr (“farmer”)
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffermio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies