fforddio

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔrðjɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrðjɔ

Etymology 1

Adapted from English afford.

Alternative forms

  • ffordo

Verb

fforddio (first-person singular present fforddiaf, not mutable)

  1. to afford
    Dydw i ddim yn medru fforddio car newydd.
    I can't afford a new car.

Etymology 2

From ffordd +‎ -io.

Alternative forms

  • fforddi

Verb

fforddio (first-person singular present fforddiaf, not mutable)

  1. to direct, to guide
  2. to travel
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future fforddiaf fforddi fforddia fforddiwn fforddiwch fforddiant fforddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional fforddiwn fforddit fforddiai fforddiem fforddiech fforddient fforddid
preterite fforddiais fforddiaist fforddiodd fforddiasom fforddiasoch fforddiasant fforddiwyd
pluperfect fforddiaswn fforddiasit fforddiasai fforddiasem fforddiasech fforddiasent fforddiasid, fforddiesid
present subjunctive fforddiwyf fforddiech fforddio fforddiom fforddioch fforddiont fforddier
imperative — fforddia fforddied fforddiwn fforddiwch fforddient fforddier
verbal noun
verbal adjectives fforddiedig
fforddiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future fforddia i,
fforddiaf i 		fforddi di fforddith o/e/hi,
fforddiff e/hi 		fforddiwn ni fforddiwch chi fforddian nhw
conditional fforddiwn i,
fforddswn i 		fforddiet ti,
fforddset ti 		fforddiai fo/fe/hi,
fforddsai fo/fe/hi 		fforddien ni,
fforddsen ni 		fforddiech chi,
fforddsech chi 		fforddien nhw,
fforddsen nhw
preterite fforddiais i,
fforddies i 		fforddiaist ti,
fforddiest ti 		fforddiodd o/e/hi fforddion ni fforddioch chi fforddion nhw
imperative — fforddia — — fforddiwch —

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

Further reading

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