anheddu

Welsh

Etymology

From annedd (house, dwelling) +‎ -u.

Verb

anheddu (first-person singular present anheddaf)

  1. to dwell, to reside, to inhabit, to settle
    Synonyms: byw, cartrefu, preswylio, trigo

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future anheddaf anheddi anhedda anheddwn anheddwch anheddant anheddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
anheddwn anheddit anheddai anheddem anheddech anheddent anheddid
preterite anheddais anheddaist anheddodd anheddasom anheddasoch anheddasant anheddwyd
pluperfect anheddaswn anheddasit anheddasai anheddasem anheddasech anheddasent anheddasid, anheddesid
present subjunctive anheddwyf anheddych anheddo anheddom anheddoch anheddont anhedder
imperative anhedda anhedded anheddwn anheddwch anheddent anhedder
verbal noun anheddu
verbal adjectives anheddedig
anheddadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future anhedda i,
anheddaf i
anheddi di anheddith o/e/hi,
anheddiff e/hi
anheddwn ni anheddwch chi anheddan nhw
conditional anheddwn i,
anheddswn i
anheddet ti,
anheddset ti
anheddai fo/fe/hi,
anheddsai fo/fe/hi
anhedden ni,
anheddsen ni
anheddech chi,
anheddsech chi
anhedden nhw,
anheddsen nhw
preterite anheddais i,
anheddes i
anheddaist ti,
anheddest ti
anheddodd o/e/hi anheddon ni anheddoch chi anheddon nhw
imperative anhedda anheddwch

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

Derived terms

  • anheddiad (inhabiting, settlement)
  • anheddwr (dweller, inhabitant, settler)

Mutation

Mutated forms of anheddu
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
anheddu unchanged unchanged hanheddu

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