mudferwi

Welsh

Etymology

mud (mute) +‎ berwi (to boil).

Pronunciation

Verb

mudferwi (first-person singular present mudferwaf)

  1. to simmer
    Synonym: crychferwi
  2. to parboil
    Synonyms: lled-ferwi, gorferwi

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future mudferwa i,
mudferwaf i
mudferwi di mudferwith o/e/hi,
mudferwiff e/hi
mudferwn ni mudferwch chi mudferwan nhw
conditional mudferwn i,
mudferwswn i
mudferwet ti,
mudferwset ti
mudferwai fo/fe/hi,
mudferwsai fo/fe/hi
mudferwen ni,
mudferwsen ni
mudferwech chi,
mudferwsech chi
mudferwen nhw,
mudferwsen nhw
preterite mudferwais i,
mudferwes i
mudferwaist ti,
mudferwest ti
mudferwodd o/e/hi mudferwon ni mudferwoch chi mudferwon nhw
imperative mudferwa mudferwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of mudferwi
radical soft nasal aspirate
mudferwi fudferwi 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

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