blaenori

Welsh

Etymology

From blaenor (leader; predecessor) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

Verb

blaenori (first-person singular present blaenoraf)

  1. to lead, to guide
    Synonym: arwain
  2. to excel, to exceed
    Synonym: rhagori

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future blaenoraf blaenori blaenora blaenorwn blaenorwch blaenorant blaenorir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
blaenorwn blaenorit blaenorai blaenorem blaenorech blaenorent blaenorid
preterite blaenorais blaenoraist blaenorodd blaenorasom blaenorasoch blaenorasant blaenorwyd
pluperfect blaenoraswn blaenorasit blaenorasai blaenorasem blaenorasech blaenorasent blaenorasid, blaenoresid
present subjunctive blaenorwyf blaenorych blaenoro blaenorom blaenoroch blaenoront blaenorer
imperative blaenora blaenored blaenorwn blaenorwch blaenorent blaenorer
verbal noun blaenori
verbal adjectives blaenoredig
blaenoradwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future blaenora i,
blaenoraf i
blaenori di blaenorith o/e/hi,
blaenoriff e/hi
blaenorwn ni blaenorwch chi blaenoran nhw
conditional blaenorwn i,
blaenorswn i
blaenoret ti,
blaenorset ti
blaenorai fo/fe/hi,
blaenorsai fo/fe/hi
blaenoren ni,
blaenorsen ni
blaenorech chi,
blaenorsech chi
blaenoren nhw,
blaenorsen nhw
preterite blaenorais i,
blaenores i
blaenoraist ti,
blaenorest ti
blaenorodd o/e/hi blaenoron ni blaenoroch chi blaenoron nhw
imperative blaenora blaenorwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of blaenori
radical soft nasal aspirate
blaenori flaenori mlaenori unchanged

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