moderneiddio
Welsh
Etymology
From modernaidd + -io.
Verb
moderneiddio (first-person singular present moderneiddiaf)
- (transitive) to modernize
- Pam ydym yn moderneiddio ein hysgolion?
- Why are we modernizing our schools?
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | moderneiddiaf | moderneiddi | moderneiddia | moderneiddiwn | moderneiddiwch | moderneiddiant | moderneiddir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | moderneiddiwn | moderneiddit | moderneiddiai | moderneiddiem | moderneiddiech | moderneiddient | moderneiddid | |
| preterite | moderneiddiais | moderneiddiaist | moderneiddiodd | moderneiddiasom | moderneiddiasoch | moderneiddiasant | moderneiddiwyd | |
| pluperfect | moderneiddiaswn | moderneiddiasit | moderneiddiasai | moderneiddiasem | moderneiddiasech | moderneiddiasent | moderneiddiasid, moderneiddiesid | |
| present subjunctive | moderneiddiwyf | moderneiddiech | moderneiddio | moderneiddiom | moderneiddioch | moderneiddiont | moderneiddier | |
| imperative | — | moderneiddia | moderneiddied | moderneiddiwn | moderneiddiwch | moderneiddient | moderneiddier | |
| verbal noun | ||||||||
| verbal adjectives | moderneiddiedig moderneiddiadwy | |||||||
| inflected colloquial forms |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | moderneiddia i, moderneiddiaf i |
moderneiddi di | moderneiddith o/e/hi, moderneiddiff e/hi |
moderneiddiwn ni | moderneiddiwch chi | moderneiddian nhw |
| conditional | moderneiddiwn i, moderneiddswn i |
moderneiddiet ti, moderneiddset ti |
vai fo/fe/hi, moderneiddsai fo/fe/hi |
moderneiddien ni, moderneiddsen ni |
moderneiddiech chi, moderneiddsech chi |
moderneiddien nhw, moderneiddsen nhw |
| preterite | moderneiddiais i, moderneiddies i |
moderneiddiaist ti, moderneiddiest ti |
moderneiddiodd o/e/hi | moderneiddion ni | moderneiddioch chi | moderneiddion nhw |
| imperative | — | moderneiddia | — | — | moderneiddiwch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.
Derived terms
- moderneiddiad (“modernization”)
- moderneiddiwr (“modernizer”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| moderneiddio | foderneiddio | 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), “moderneiddio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies