croesi
Welsh
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkrɔɨ̯si/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkrɔi̯si/
Verb
croesi (first-person singular present croesaf) (ambitransitive)
- to cross
- to make the sign of the cross, mark or sign with a cross; to bless; to defend, protect
- to crucify
- to oppose, withstand, encounter; to contradict; to offend
- to cross-breed; to cross-fertilize; to cross-pollinate
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | croesiaf | croesi | croesia | croesiwn | croesiwch | croesiant | croesir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | croesiwn | croesit | croesiai | croesiem | croesiech | croesient | croesid | |
| preterite | croesiais | croesiaist | croesiodd | croesiasom | croesiasoch | croesiasant | croesiwyd | |
| pluperfect | croesiaswn | croesiasit | croesiasai | croesiasem | croesiasech | croesiasent | croesiasid, croesiesid | |
| present subjunctive | croesiwyf | croesiech | croesio | croesiom | croesioch | croesiont | croesier | |
| imperative | — | croesia | croesied | croesiwn | croesiwch | croesient | croesier | |
| verbal noun | ||||||||
| verbal adjectives | croesiedig croesiadwy | |||||||
| inflected colloquial forms |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | croesa i, croesaf i |
croesi di | croesith o/e/hi, croesiff e/hi |
croeswn ni | croeswch chi | croesan nhw |
| conditional | croeswn i | croeset ti | croesai fo/fe/hi | croesen ni | croesech chi | croesen nhw |
| preterite | croesais i, croeses i |
croesaist ti, croesest ti |
croesodd o/e/hi | croeson ni | croesoch chi | croeson nhw |
| imperative | — | croesa | — | — | croeswch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.
Derived terms
- croesiad m (“crossing; crucifixion; crossing with the sign of the cross; adverse circumstance; cross-breeding”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| croesi | groesi | nghroesi | chroesi |
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), “croesi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies