arnofio

Welsh

Etymology

ar- (“over-, super-, sur-”) +‎ nofio (“to swim”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /arˈnɔvjɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvjɔ

Verb

arnofio (first-person singular present arnofiaf)

  1. to float

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future arnofiaf arnofi arnawf, arnofia arnofiwn arnofiwch arnofiant arnofir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional arnofiwn arnofit arnofiai arnofiem arnofiech arnofient arnofid
preterite arnofiais arnofiaist arnofiodd arnofiasom arnofiasoch arnofiasant arnofiwyd
pluperfect arnofiaswn arnofiasit arnofiasai arnofiasem arnofiasech arnofiasent arnofiasid, arnofiesid
present subjunctive arnofiwyf arnofiech arnofio arnofiom arnofioch arnofiont arnofier
imperative — arnawf, arnofia arnofied arnofiwn arnofiwch arnofient arnofier
verbal noun
verbal adjectives arnofiedig
arnofiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future arnofia i,
arnofiaf i 		arnofi di arnofith o/e/hi,
arnofiff e/hi 		arnofiwn ni arnofiwch chi arnofian nhw
conditional arnofiwn i,
arnofswn i 		arnofiet ti,
arnofset ti 		arnofiai fo/fe/hi,
arnofsai fo/fe/hi 		arnofien ni,
arnofsen ni 		arnofiech chi,
arnofsech chi 		arnofien nhw,
arnofsen nhw
preterite arnofiais i,
arnofies i 		arnofiaist ti,
arnofiest ti 		arnofiodd o/e/hi arnofion ni arnofioch chi arnofion nhw
imperative — arnofia — — arnofiwch —

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

Further reading

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