gaeafu

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

gaeaf (winter) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

gaeafu (first-person singular present gaeafaf)

  1. to overwinter
  2. to hibernate
    Synonym: gaeafgysgu

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future hendrefaf hendrefi hendrefa hendrefwn hendrefwch hendrefant hendrefir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
hendrefwn hendrefit hendrefai hendrefem hendrefech hendrefent hendrefid
preterite hendrefais hendrefaist hendrefodd hendrefasom hendrefasoch hendrefasant hendrefwyd
pluperfect hendrefaswn hendrefasit hendrefasai hendrefasem hendrefasech hendrefasent hendrefasid, hendrefesid
present subjunctive hendrefwyf hendrefych hendrefo hendrefom hendrefoch hendrefont hendrefer
imperative hendrefa hendrefed hendrefwn hendrefwch hendrefent hendrefer
verbal noun gaeafu
verbal adjectives hendrefedig
hendrefadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future hendrefa i,
hendrefaf i
hendrefi di hendrefith o/e/hi,
hendrefiff e/hi
hendrefwn ni hendrefwch chi hendrefan nhw
conditional hendrefwn i,
hendrefswn i
hendrefet ti,
hendrefset ti
hendrefai fo/fe/hi,
hendrefsai fo/fe/hi
hendrefen ni,
hendrefsen ni
hendrefech chi,
hendrefsech chi
hendrefen nhw,
hendrefsen nhw
preterite hendrefais i,
hendrefes i
hendrefaist ti,
hendrefest ti
hendrefodd o/e/hi hendrefon ni hendrefoch chi hendrefon nhw
imperative hendrefa hendrefwch

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

Coordinate terms

  • hafu (to summer)
  • hendrefa (to live in a winter abode)

Further reading

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