ffermio

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • ffarmio

Etymology

From fferm +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛrmjɔ/

Verb

ffermio (first-person singular present ffermiaf, not mutable)

  1. (intransitive or transitive) to farm

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future ffermia i,
ffermiaf i
ffermi di ffermith o/e/hi,
ffermiff e/hi
ffermiwn ni ffermiwch chi ffermian nhw
conditional ffermiwn i,
ffermswn i
ffermiet ti,
ffermset ti
ffermiai fo/fe/hi,
ffermsai fo/fe/hi
ffermien ni,
ffermsen ni
ffermiech chi,
ffermsech chi
ffermien nhw,
ffermsen nhw
preterite ffermiais i,
ffermies i
ffermiaist ti,
ffermiest ti
ffermiodd o/e/hi ffermion ni ffermioch chi ffermion nhw
imperative ffermia ffermiwch

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

Derived terms

References

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