proffwydo
Welsh
Verb
proffwydo (first-person singular present proffwydaf)
- (transitive, intransitive) to prophesy
- (transitive, intransitive) to foretell, predict, forecast
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | proffwydaf | proffwydi | proffwyd, proffwyda | proffwydwn | proffwydwch | proffwydant | proffwydir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
proffwydwn | proffwydit | proffwydai | proffwydem | proffwydech | proffwydent | proffwydid | |
| preterite | proffwydais | proffwydaist | proffwydodd | proffwydasom | proffwydasoch | proffwydasant | proffwydwyd | |
| pluperfect | proffwydaswn | proffwydasit | proffwydasai | proffwydasem | proffwydasech | proffwydasent | proffwydasid, proffwydesid | |
| present subjunctive | proffwydwyf | proffwydych | proffwydo | proffwydom | proffwydoch | proffwydont | proffwyder | |
| imperative | — | proffwyd, proffwyda | proffwyded | proffwydwn | proffwydwch | proffwydent | proffwyder | |
| verbal noun | proffwydo | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | proffwydedig proffwydadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | proffwyda i, proffwydaf i | proffwydi di | proffwydith o/e/hi, proffwydiff e/hi | proffwydwn ni | proffwydwch chi | proffwydan nhw |
| conditional | proffwydwn i, proffwydswn i | proffwydet ti, proffwydset ti | proffwydai fo/fe/hi, proffwydsai fo/fe/hi | proffwyden ni, proffwydsen ni | proffwydech chi, proffwydsech chi | proffwyden nhw, proffwydsen nhw |
| preterite | proffwydais i, proffwydes i | proffwydaist ti, proffwydest ti | proffwydodd o/e/hi | proffwydon ni | proffwydoch chi | proffwydon nhw |
| imperative | — | proffwyda | — | — | proffwydwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| proffwydo | broffwydo | mhroffwydo | phroffwydo |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “proffwydo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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