amgyffred

Welsh

Etymology

am- +‎ cyffred

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amˈɡəfrɛd/

Verb

amgyffred (first-person singular present amgyffredaf)

  1. to comprehend, grasp, understand

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future amgyffredaf amgyffredi amgyffreda amgyffredwn amgyffredwch amgyffredant amgyffredir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		amgyffredwn amgyffredit amgyffredai amgyffredem amgyffredech amgyffredent amgyffredid
preterite amgyffredais amgyffredaist amgyffredodd amgyffredasom amgyffredasoch amgyffredasant amgyffredwyd
pluperfect amgyffredaswn amgyffredasit amgyffredasai amgyffredasem amgyffredasech amgyffredasent amgyffredasid, amgyffredesid
present subjunctive amgyffredwyf amgyffredych amgyffredo amgyffredom amgyffredoch amgyffredont amgyffreder
imperative — amgyffreda amgyffreded amgyffredwn amgyffredwch amgyffredent amgyffreder
verbal noun amgyffred
verbal adjectives amgyffrededig
amgyffredadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future amgyffreda i,
amgyffredaf i 		amgyffredi di amgyffredith o/e/hi,
amgyffrediff e/hi 		amgyffredwn ni amgyffredwch chi amgyffredan nhw
conditional amgyffredwn i,
amgyffredswn i 		amgyffredet ti,
amgyffredset ti 		amgyffredai fo/fe/hi,
amgyffredsai fo/fe/hi 		amgyffreden ni,
amgyffredsen ni 		amgyffredech chi,
amgyffredsech chi 		amgyffreden nhw,
amgyffredsen nhw
preterite amgyffredais i,
amgyffredes i 		amgyffredaist ti,
amgyffredest ti 		amgyffredodd o/e/hi amgyffredon ni amgyffredoch chi amgyffredon nhw
imperative — amgyffreda — — amgyffredwch —

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

Synonyms

  • (to comprehend): dirnad, deall

Noun

amgyffred m (plural amgyffredion)

  1. comprehension

Mutation

Mutated forms of amgyffred
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
amgyffred unchanged unchanged hamgyffred

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