afradu

Welsh

Etymology

afrad (prodigality, wastefulness) +‎ -u

Pronunciation

Verb

afradu (first-person singular present afradaf)

  1. to waste, to squander
    Synonyms: afradloni, bradu, gwastraffu

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future afradaf afredi afrada afradwn afredwch, afradwch afradant afredir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
afradwn afradit afradai afradem afradech afradent afredid
preterite afredais afredaist afradodd afradasom afradasoch afradasant afradwyd
pluperfect afradaswn afradasit afradasai afradasem afradasech afradasent afradasid, afradesid
present subjunctive afradwyf afredych afrado afradom afradoch afradont afrader
imperative afrada afraded afradwn afredwch, afradwch afradent afrader
verbal noun afradu
verbal adjectives afradedig
afradadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future afrada i,
afradaf i
afradi di afradith o/e/hi,
afradiff e/hi
afradwn ni afradwch chi afradan nhw
conditional afradwn i,
afradswn i
afradet ti,
afradset ti
afradai fo/fe/hi,
afradsai fo/fe/hi
afraden ni,
afradsen ni
afradech chi,
afradsech chi
afraden nhw,
afradsen nhw
preterite afradais i,
afrades i
afradaist ti,
afradest ti
afradodd o/e/hi afradon ni afradoch chi afradon nhw
imperative afrada afradwch

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

Derived terms

  • bradu (to waste, to squander)

Mutation

Mutated forms of afradu
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
afradu unchanged unchanged hafradu

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “afradu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies