andwyo

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English undo.

Verb

andwyo (first-person singular present andwyaf)

  1. (transitive) to spoil, to ruin
    Synonyms: difetha, llychwino, sbwylio

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future andwyaf andwyi andwya andwywn andwywch andwyant andwyir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
andwywn andwyit andwyai andwyem andwyech andwyent andwyid
preterite andwyais andwyaist andwyodd andwyasom andwyasoch andwyasant andwywyd
pluperfect andwyaswn andwyasit andwyasai andwyasem andwyasech andwyasent andwyasid, andwyesid
present subjunctive andwywyf andwyych andwyo andwyom andwyoch andwyont andwyer
imperative andwya andwyed andwywn andwywch andwyent andwyer
verbal noun andwyo
verbal adjectives andwyedig
andwyadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future andwya i,
andwyaf i
andwyi di andwyith o/e/hi,
andwyiff e/hi
andwywn ni andwywch chi andwyan nhw
conditional andwywn i,
andwyswn i
andwyet ti,
andwyset ti
andwyai fo/fe/hi,
andwysai fo/fe/hi
andwyen ni,
andwysen ni
andwyech chi,
andwysech chi
andwyen nhw,
andwysen nhw
preterite andwyais i,
andwyes i
andwyaist ti,
andwyest ti
andwyodd o/e/hi andwyon ni andwyoch chi andwyon nhw
imperative andwya andwywch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of andwyo
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
andwyo unchanged unchanged handwyo

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