ffroenochi

Welsh

Etymology

ffroen (nostril) +‎ ochi (to sigh).

Pronunciation

Verb

ffroenochi (first-person singular present ffroenochaf, not mutable)

  1. to snort
    Synonyms: sniffian, synhwyro, (South Wales) rhwchial, (South Wales) rhyncio
  2. to sniff at, to disdain
    Synonym: dirmygu

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ffroenochaf ffroenochi ffroenoch, ffroenocha ffroenochwn ffroenochwch ffroenochant ffroenochir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
ffroenochwn ffroenochit ffroenochai ffroenochem ffroenochech ffroenochent ffroenochid
preterite ffroenochais ffroenochaist ffroenochodd ffroenochasom ffroenochasoch ffroenochasant ffroenochwyd
pluperfect ffroenochaswn ffroenochasit ffroenochasai ffroenochasem ffroenochasech ffroenochasent ffroenochasid, ffroenochesid
present subjunctive ffroenochwyf ffroenochych ffroenocho ffroenochom ffroenochoch ffroenochont ffroenocher
imperative ffroenoch, ffroenocha ffroenoched ffroenochwn ffroenochwch ffroenochent ffroenocher
verbal noun ffroenochi
verbal adjectives ffroenochedig
ffroenochadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future ffroenocha i,
ffroenochaf i
ffroenochi di ffroenochith o/e/hi,
ffroenochiff e/hi
ffroenochwn ni ffroenochwch chi ffroenochan nhw
conditional ffroenochwn i,
ffroenochswn i
ffroenochet ti,
ffroenochset ti
ffroenochai fo/fe/hi,
ffroenochsai fo/fe/hi
ffroenochen ni,
ffroenochsen ni
ffroenochech chi,
ffroenochsech chi
ffroenochen nhw,
ffroenochsen nhw
preterite ffroenochais i,
ffroenoches i
ffroenochaist ti,
ffroenochest ti
ffroenochodd o/e/hi ffroenochon ni ffroenochoch chi ffroenochon nhw
imperative ffroenocha ffroenochwch

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

References

  • Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffroenochi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies