ymgorffori

Welsh

Etymology

From ym- +‎ corffori (to embody).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌəmɡɔrˈfɔrɪ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌəmɡɔrˈfoːri/, /ˌəmɡɔrˈfɔri/

Verb

ymgorffori (first-person singular present ymgorfforaf)

  1. to embody
    Synonym: ymgnawdoli
  2. to incorporate

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ymgorfforaf ymgorffori ymgorffora ymgorfforwn ymgorfforwch ymgorfforant ymgorfforir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
ymgorfforwn ymgorfforit ymgorfforai ymgorfforem ymgorfforech ymgorfforent ymgorfforid
preterite ymgorfforais ymgorfforaist ymgorfforodd ymgorfforasom ymgorfforasoch ymgorfforasant ymgorfforwyd
pluperfect ymgorfforaswn ymgorfforasit ymgorfforasai ymgorfforasem ymgorfforasech ymgorfforasent ymgorfforasid, ymgorfforesid
present subjunctive ymgorfforwyf ymgorfforych ymgorfforo ymgorfforom ymgorfforoch ymgorfforont ymgorfforer
imperative ymgorffora ymgorffored ymgorfforwn ymgorfforwch ymgorfforent ymgorfforer
verbal noun ymgorffori
verbal adjectives ymgorfforedig
ymgorfforadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future ymgorffora i,
ymgorfforaf i
ymgorffori di ymgorfforith o/e/hi,
ymgorfforiff e/hi
ymgorfforwn ni ymgorfforwch chi ymgorfforan nhw
conditional ymgorfforwn i,
ymgorfforswn i
ymgorfforet ti,
ymgorfforset ti
ymgorfforai fo/fe/hi,
ymgorfforsai fo/fe/hi
ymgorfforen ni,
ymgorfforsen ni
ymgorfforech chi,
ymgorfforsech chi
ymgorfforen nhw,
ymgorfforsen nhw
preterite ymgorfforais i,
ymgorffores i
ymgorfforaist ti,
ymgorfforest ti
ymgorfforodd o/e/hi ymgorfforon ni ymgorfforoch chi ymgorfforon nhw
imperative ymgorffora ymgorfforwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of ymgorffori
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ymgorffori unchanged unchanged hymgorffori

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), “ymgorffori”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies