ffurfio

Welsh

Etymology

From ffurf +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

Verb

ffurfio (first-person singular present ffurfiaf, not mutable)

  1. to form, to shape
    Synonym: llunio
  2. to take shape

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ffurfiaf ffurfi ffurfia ffurfiwn ffurfiwch ffurfiant ffurfir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional ffurfiwn ffurfit ffurfiai ffurfiem ffurfiech ffurfient ffurfid
preterite ffurfiais ffurfiaist ffurfiodd ffurfiasom ffurfiasoch ffurfiasant ffurfiwyd
pluperfect ffurfiaswn ffurfiasit ffurfiasai ffurfiasem ffurfiasech ffurfiasent ffurfiasid, ffurfiesid
present subjunctive ffurfiwyf ffurfiech ffurfio ffurfiom ffurfioch ffurfiont ffurfier
imperative — ffurfia ffurfied ffurfiwn ffurfiwch ffurfient ffurfier
verbal noun
verbal adjectives ffurfiedig
ffurfiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future ffurfia i,
ffurfiaf i 		ffurfi di ffurfith o/e/hi,
ffurfiff e/hi 		ffurfiwn ni ffurfiwch chi ffurfian nhw
conditional ffurfiwn i,
ffurfswn i 		ffurfiet ti,
ffurfset ti 		ffurfiai fo/fe/hi,
ffurfsai fo/fe/hi 		ffurfien ni,
ffurfsen ni 		ffurfiech chi,
ffurfsech chi 		ffurfien nhw,
ffurfsen nhw
preterite ffurfiais i,
ffurfies i 		ffurfiaist ti,
ffurfiest ti 		ffurfiodd o/e/hi ffurfion ni ffurfioch chi ffurfion nhw
imperative — ffurfia — — ffurfiwch —

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

Derived terms

  • ailffurfio (“to re-form”)
  • anffurfio (“to disfigure”)
  • atffurfio (“to reform, to regenerate”)
  • ffurfiad, ffurfiant (“formation”)

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “ffurfio”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffurfio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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