ffensio
Welsh
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈfɛnʃɔ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈfɛnsjɔ/, /ˈfɛnʃɔ/
Verb
ffensio (first-person singular present ffensiaf, not mutable)
- to fence
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | ffensiaf | ffensi | ffensia | ffensiwn | ffensiwch | ffensiant | ffensir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | ffensiwn | ffensit | ffensiai | ffensiem | ffensiech | ffensient | ffensid | |
| preterite | ffensiais | ffensiaist | ffensiodd | ffensiasom | ffensiasoch | ffensiasant | ffensiwyd | |
| pluperfect | ffensiaswn | ffensiasit | ffensiasai | ffensiasem | ffensiasech | ffensiasent | ffensiasid, ffensiesid | |
| present subjunctive | ffensiwyf | ffensiech | ffensio | ffensiom | ffensioch | ffensiont | ffensier | |
| imperative | — | ffensia | ffensied | ffensiwn | ffensiwch | ffensient | ffensier | |
| verbal noun | ||||||||
| verbal adjectives | ffensiedig, ffensedig ffensiadwy, ffensadwy | |||||||
| inflected colloquial forms |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | ffensia i, ffensiaf i |
ffensi di | ffensith o/e/hi, ffensiff e/hi |
ffensiwn ni | ffensiwch chi | ffensian nhw |
| conditional | ffensiwn i | ffensiet ti | ffensiai fo/fe/hi | ffensien ni | ffensiech chi | ffensien nhw |
| preterite | ffensiais i, ffensies i |
ffensiaist ti, ffensiest ti |
ffensiodd o/e/hi | ffension ni | ffensioch chi | ffension nhw |
| imperative | — | ffensia | — | — | ffensiwch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffensio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies