bradu

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbradu]

Noun

bradu f

  1. accusative singular of brada

Latvian

Noun

bradu m

  1. (dialectal) accusative singular of brads
  2. (dialectal) instrumental singular of brads
  3. (dialectal) genitive plural of brads

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

bradu (Cyrillic spelling браду)

  1. accusative singular of brada

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Back-formation from afradu (to wate, to squander) via aphesis.

Verb

bradu (first-person singular present bradaf)

  1. to waste, to squander
    Synonyms: afradloni, afradu, gwastraffu

Etymology 2

brad (treachery) +‎ -u.

Verb

bradu (first-person singular present bradaf)

  1. (ambitransitive, obsolete) commit treachery; betray
    Synonym: bradychu
Derived terms

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future bradaf bredi brada bradwn bredwch, bradwch bradant bredir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
bradwn bradit bradai bradem bradech bradent bredid
preterite bredais bredaist bradodd bradasom bradasoch bradasant bradwyd
pluperfect bradaswn bradasit bradasai bradasem bradasech bradasent bradasid, bradesid
present subjunctive bradwyf bredych brado bradom bradoch bradont brader
imperative brada braded bradwn bredwch, bradwch bradent brader
verbal noun bradu
verbal adjectives bradedig
bradadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future brada i,
bradaf i
bradi di bradith o/e/hi,
bradiff e/hi
bradwn ni bradwch chi bradan nhw
conditional bradwn i,
bradswn i
bradet ti,
bradset ti
bradai fo/fe/hi,
bradsai fo/fe/hi
braden ni,
bradsen ni
bradech chi,
bradsech chi
braden nhw,
bradsen nhw
preterite bradais i,
brades i
bradaist ti,
bradest ti
bradodd o/e/hi bradon ni bradoch chi bradon nhw
imperative brada bradwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of bradu
radical soft nasal aspirate
bradu fradu mradu unchanged

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

References

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