erfyn

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

er- +‎ mynnu (“want, wish”)

Verb

erfyn (first-person singular present erfyniaf)

  1. (transitive) to beg, to beseech, to supplicate
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future erfyniaf erfynni erfyn, erfynia erfyniwn erfyniwch erfyniant erfynnir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional erfyniwn erfynnit erfyniai erfyniem erfyniech erfynient erfynnid
preterite erfyniais erfyniaist erfyniodd erfyniasom erfyniasoch erfyniasant erfyniwyd
pluperfect erfyniaswn erfyniasit erfyniasai erfyniasem erfyniasech erfyniasent erfyniasid, erfyniesid
present subjunctive erfyniwyf erfyniech erfynio erfyniom erfynioch erfyniont erfynier
imperative — erfyn erfynied erfyniwn erfyniwch erfynient erfynier
verbal noun
verbal adjectives erfyniedig
erfyniadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future erfynia i,
erfyniaf i 		erfyni di erfynith o/e/hi,
erfyniff e/hi 		erfyniwn ni erfyniwch chi erfynian nhw
conditional erfyniwn i,
erfyniswn i 		erfyniet ti,
erfyniset ti 		erfyniai fo/fe/hi,
erfynisai fo/fe/hi 		erfynien ni,
erfynisen ni 		erfyniech chi,
erfynisech chi 		erfynien nhw,
erfynisen nhw
preterite erfyniais i,
erfynies i 		erfyniaist ti,
erfyniest ti 		erfyniodd o/e/hi erfynion ni erfynioch chi erfynion nhw
imperative — erfynia — — erfyniwch —

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

Synonyms
  • (to beg): ymbil, begian, deisyf
Derived terms

Noun

erfyn m (plural erfynion)

  1. plea, supplication

Etymology 2

From arf (“weapon, tool”) +‎ -yn (diminutive suffix).

Noun

erfyn m (plural erfynnau)

  2. tool, implement
Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of erfyn
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
erfyn unchanged unchanged herfyn

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