berwi

Welsh

Etymology

From berw (“boiling”) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛrwi/

Verb

berwi (first-person singular present berwaf)

  1. to boil

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future berwaf berwi berwa berwn berwch berwant berwir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional berwn berwit berwai berwem berwech berwent berwid
preterite berwais berwaist berwodd berwsom berwsoch berwsant berwyd
pluperfect berwswn berwsit berwsai berwsem berwsech berwsent berwsid
present subjunctive berwyf berwych berwo berwom berwoch berwont berwer
imperative — berwa berwed berwn berwch berwent berwer
verbal noun
verbal adjectives berwedig
berwadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future berwa i,
berwaf i 		berwi di berwith o/e/hi,
berwiff e/hi 		berwn ni berwch chi berwan nhw
conditional berwn i,
berwswn i 		berwet ti,
berwset ti 		berwai fo/fe/hi,
berwsai fo/fe/hi 		berwen ni,
berwsen ni 		berwech chi,
berwsech chi 		berwen nhw,
berwsen nhw
preterite berwais i,
berwes i 		berwaist ti,
berwest ti 		berwodd o/e/hi berwon ni berwoch chi berwon nhw
imperative — berwa — — berwch —

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

Derived terms

  • crychferwi (“to seethe”)
  • eferwi (“to effervesce”)
  • gorferwi (“to parboil”)
  • mudferwi, lled-ferwi (“to simmer”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of berwi
radical soft nasal aspirate
berwi ferwi merwi unchanged

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “berwi”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “berwi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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