mudferwi
Welsh
Etymology
mud (“mute”) + berwi (“to boil”).
Pronunciation
Verb
mudferwi (first-person singular present mudferwaf)
- to simmer
- Synonym: crychferwi
- to parboil
- Synonyms: lled-ferwi, gorferwi
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | mudferwaf | mudferwi | mudferwa | mudferwn | mudferwch | mudferwant | mudferwir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | mudferwn | mudferwit | mudferwai | mudferwem | mudferwech | mudferwent | mudferwid | |
| preterite | mudferwais | mudferwaist | mudferwodd | mudferwsom | mudferwsoch | mudferwsant | mudferwyd | |
| pluperfect | mudferwswn | mudferwsit | mudferwsai | mudferwsem | mudferwsech | mudferwsent | mudferwsid | |
| present subjunctive | mudferwyf | mudferwych | mudferwo | mudferwom | mudferwoch | mudferwont | mudferwer | |
| imperative | — | mudferwa | mudferwed | mudferwn | mudferwch | mudferwent | mudferwer | |
| verbal noun | ||||||||
| verbal adjectives | mudferwedig mudferwadwy | |||||||
| 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
| 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