meddwi

Welsh

Etymology

From meddw (drunk) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛðwi/

Verb

meddwi (first-person singular present meddwaf)

  1. (intransitive) to get drunk, to become intoxicated
    Fe yfodd ac fe yfodd ac fe feddwodd yn ulw.
    He drank and drank and got totally drunk.
  2. (transitive) to make drunk, to intoxicate

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future meddwa i,
meddwaf i
meddwi di meddwith o/e/hi,
meddwiff e/hi
meddwn ni meddwch chi meddwan nhw
conditional meddwn i,
meddwswn i
meddwet ti,
meddwset ti
meddwai fo/fe/hi,
meddwsai fo/fe/hi
meddwen ni,
meddwsen ni
meddwech chi,
meddwsech chi
meddwen nhw,
meddwsen nhw
preterite meddwais i,
meddwes i
meddwaist ti,
meddwest ti
meddwodd o/e/hi meddwon ni meddwoch chi meddwon nhw
imperative meddwa meddwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of meddwi
radical soft nasal aspirate
meddwi feddwi unchanged unchanged

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

Further reading

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