gwahodd

Welsh

Etymology

gwa- (variant of go-) +‎ hawdd[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwahɔð/, /ɡwaˈhoːð/

Verb

gwahodd (first-person singular present gwahoddaf)

  1. to invite

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future gwahoddaf gwahoddi gwahodda gwahoddwn gwahoddwch gwahoddant gwahoddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
gwahoddwn gwahoddit gwahoddai gwahoddem gwahoddech gwahoddent gwahoddid
preterite gwahoddais gwahoddaist gwahoddodd gwahoddasom gwahoddasoch gwahoddasant gwahoddwyd
pluperfect gwahoddaswn gwahoddasit gwahoddasai gwahoddasem gwahoddasech gwahoddasent gwahoddasid, gwahoddesid
present subjunctive gwahoddwyf gwahoddych gwahoddo gwahoddom gwahoddoch gwahoddont gwahodder
imperative gwahodda gwahodded gwahoddwn gwahoddwch gwahoddent gwahodder
verbal noun gwahodd
verbal adjectives gwahoddedig
gwahoddadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future gwahodda i,
gwahoddaf i
gwahoddi di gwahoddith o/e/hi,
gwahoddiff e/hi
gwahoddwn ni gwahoddwch chi gwahoddan nhw
conditional gwahoddwn i,
gwahoddswn i
gwahoddet ti,
gwahoddset ti
gwahoddai fo/fe/hi,
gwahoddsai fo/fe/hi
gwahodden ni,
gwahoddsen ni
gwahoddech chi,
gwahoddsech chi
gwahodden nhw,
gwahoddsen nhw
preterite gwahoddais i,
gwahoddes i
gwahoddaist ti,
gwahoddest ti
gwahoddodd o/e/hi gwahoddon ni gwahoddoch chi gwahoddon nhw
imperative gwahodda gwahoddwch

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

Derived terms

  • gwahoddiad (invitation)

Noun

gwahodd m (plural gwahoddion)

  1. invitation
    Synonym: gwahoddiad

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwahodd
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwahodd wahodd ngwahodd unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwahoddaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies