ymrafael
Welsh
Alternative forms
- amrafael (noun)
- ymrafaelio (verb)
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /əmˈravaɨ̯l/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /əmˈravɛl/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /əmˈraːvai̯l/, /əmˈravai̯l/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /əmˈraːvɛl/, /əmˈravɛl/
Noun
ymrafael m (plural ymrafaelion)
- (obsolete) difference
- Synonym: gwahaniaeth
- contention, strife
- Synonyms: cynnen, anghydfod, ymryson, anghytundeb
Derived terms
- ymrafaelgar (“contentious”)
Verb
ymrafael (first-person singular present ymrafaeliaf)
- (intransitive, obsolete) to differ, to vary
- Synonym: gwahaniaethu
- (intransitive) to contend, to feud, to quarrel
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | ymrafaeliaf | ymrafaeli | ymrafaelia | ymrafaeliwn | ymrafaeliwch | ymrafaeliant | ymrafaelir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | ymrafaeliwn | ymrafaelit | ymrafaeliai | ymrafaeliem | ymrafaeliech | ymrafaelient | ymrafaelid | |
| preterite | ymrafaeliais | ymrafaeliaist | ymrafaeliodd | ymrafaeliasom | ymrafaeliasoch | ymrafaeliasant | ymrafaeliwyd | |
| pluperfect | ymrafaeliaswn | ymrafaeliasit | ymrafaeliasai | ymrafaeliasem | ymrafaeliasech | ymrafaeliasent | ymrafaeliasid, ymrafaeliesid | |
| present subjunctive | ymrafaeliwyf | ymrafaeliech | ymrafaelio | ymrafaeliom | ymrafaelioch | ymrafaeliont | ymrafaelier | |
| imperative | — | ymrafaelia | ymrafaelied | ymrafaeliwn | ymrafaeliwch | ymrafaelient | ymrafaelier | |
| verbal noun | ||||||||
| verbal adjectives | ymrafaeliedig ymrafaeliadwy | |||||||
| inflected colloquial forms |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | ymrafaelia i, ymrafaeliaf i |
ymrafaeli di | ymrafaelith o/e/hi, ymrafaeliff e/hi |
ymrafaeliwn ni | ymrafaeliwch chi | ymrafaelian nhw |
| conditional | ymrafaeliwn i, ymrafaeliswn i |
ymrafaeliet ti, ymrafaeliset ti |
ymrafaeliai fo/fe/hi, ymrafaelisai fo/fe/hi |
ymrafaelien ni, ymrafaelisen ni |
ymrafaeliech chi, ymrafaelisech chi |
ymrafaelien nhw, ymrafaelisen nhw |
| preterite | ymrafaeliais i, ymrafaelies i |
ymrafaeliaist ti, ymrafaeliest ti |
ymrafaeliodd o/e/hi | ymrafaelion ni | ymrafaelioch chi | ymrafaelion nhw |
| imperative | — | ymrafaelia | — | — | ymrafaeliwch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ymrafael | unchanged | unchanged | hymrafael |
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), “ymrafael”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies