cyfieithu

Welsh

Etymology

From cyf- +‎ iaith (language) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

cyfieithu (first-person singular present cyfieithaf)

  1. (transitive) to translate
    Wnei di gyfieithu'r tudalen 'ma?
    Will you translate this page?
  2. (transitive) to interpret
    Synonym: cyfieithu ar y pryd

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cyfieithaf cyfieithi cyfieitha cyfieithwn cyfieithwch cyfieithant cyfieithir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
cyfieithwn cyfieithit cyfieithai cyfieithem cyfieithech cyfieithent cyfieithid
preterite cyfieithais cyfieithaist cyfieithodd cyfieithasom cyfieithasoch cyfieithasant cyfieithwyd
pluperfect cyfieithaswn cyfieithasit cyfieithasai cyfieithasem cyfieithasech cyfieithasent cyfieithasid, cyfieithesid
present subjunctive cyfieithwyf cyfieithych cyfieitho cyfieithom cyfieithoch cyfieithont cyfieither
imperative cyfieitha cyfieithed cyfieithwn cyfieithwch cyfieithent cyfieither
verbal noun cyfieithu
verbal adjectives cyfieithedig
cyfieithadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future cyfieitha i,
cyfieithaf i
cyfieithi di cyfieithith o/e/hi,
cyfieithiff e/hi
cyfieithwn ni cyfieithwch chi cyfieithan nhw
conditional cyfieithwn i,
cyfieithswn i
cyfieithet ti,
cyfieithset ti
cyfieithai fo/fe/hi,
cyfieithsai fo/fe/hi
cyfieithen ni,
cyfieithsen ni
cyfieithech chi,
cyfieithsech chi
cyfieithen nhw,
cyfieithsen nhw
preterite cyfieithais i,
cyfieithes i
cyfieithaist ti,
cyfieithest ti
cyfieithodd o/e/hi cyfieithon ni cyfieithoch chi cyfieithon nhw
imperative cyfieitha cyfieithwch

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

Derived terms

  • cyfieithydd (translator; interpreter; grammarian; person of same language or race as another; fellow-countryman)
  • cyfiaith (of the same language, speaking the same language; speaking the vernacular or native language; familiar, skilled, adjective)
  • cyfiaith f (language, tongue; common or known language, native tongue, vernacular; people speaking the same language, fellow-countrymen; nation, folk; one who speaks the same language, compatriot, fellow, partner; translation)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cyfieithu
radical soft nasal aspirate
cyfieithu gyfieithu nghyfieithu chyfieithu

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