bodoli

Welsh

Etymology

From bodol (existing) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

Verb

bodoli (first-person singular present bodolaf)

  1. (intransitive) to exist
  2. (transitive) to realise, to give existence to
    Synonym: sylweddu

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future bodolaf bodoli bodola bodolwn bodolwch bodolant bodolir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
bodolwn bodolit bodolai bodolem bodolech bodolent bodolid
preterite bodolais bodolaist bodolodd bodolasom bodolasoch bodolasant bodolwyd
pluperfect bodolaswn bodolasit bodolasai bodolasem bodolasech bodolasent bodolasid, bodolesid
present subjunctive bodolwyf bodolych bodolo bodolom bodoloch bodolont bodoler
imperative bodola bodoled bodolwn bodolwch bodolent bodoler
verbal noun bodoli
verbal adjectives bodoledig
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future bodola i,
bodolaf i
bodoli di bodolith o/e/hi,
bodoliff e/hi
bodolwn ni bodolwch chi bodolan nhw
conditional bodolwn i,
bodolswn i
bodolet ti,
bodolset ti
bodolai fo/fe/hi,
bodolsai fo/fe/hi
bodolen ni,
bodolsen ni
bodolech chi,
bodolsech chi
bodolen nhw,
bodolsen nhw
preterite bodolais i,
bodoles i
bodolaist ti,
bodolest ti
bodolodd o/e/hi bodolon ni bodoloch chi bodolon nhw
imperative bodola bodolwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of bodoli
radical soft nasal aspirate
bodoli fodoli modoli 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), “bodoli”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies