ffroeni

Welsh

Etymology

ffroen (nostril) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

Verb

ffroeni (first-person singular present ffroenaf, not mutable)

  1. to sniff
    Synonyms: synhwyro, (North Wales) ogleuo, (South Wales) gwyntio

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ffroenaf ffroeni ffroen, ffroena ffroenwn ffroenwch ffroenant ffroenir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
ffroenwn ffroenit ffroenai ffroenem ffroenech ffroenent ffroenid
preterite ffroenais ffroenaist ffroenodd ffroenasom ffroenasoch ffroenasant ffroenwyd
pluperfect ffroenaswn ffroenasit ffroenasai ffroenasem ffroenasech ffroenasent ffroenasid, ffroenesid
present subjunctive ffroenwyf ffroenych ffroeno ffroenom ffroenoch ffroenont ffroener
imperative ffroen, ffroena ffroened ffroenwn ffroenwch ffroenent ffroener
verbal noun ffroeni
verbal adjectives ffroenedig
ffroenadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future ffroena i,
ffroenaf i
ffroeni di ffroenith o/e/hi,
ffroeniff e/hi
ffroenwn ni ffroenwch chi ffroenan nhw
conditional ffroenwn i,
ffroenswn i
ffroenet ti,
ffroenset ti
ffroenai fo/fe/hi,
ffroensai fo/fe/hi
ffroenen ni,
ffroensen ni
ffroenech chi,
ffroensech chi
ffroenen nhw,
ffroensen nhw
preterite ffroenais i,
ffroenes i
ffroenaist ti,
ffroenest ti
ffroenodd o/e/hi ffroenon ni ffroenoch chi ffroenon nhw
imperative ffroena ffroenwch

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