gwastraffu

Welsh

Etymology

gwastraff (waste) +‎ -u

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwasdˈrafɨ̞/, [ɡwastˈrafɨ̞]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwasdˈrafi/, [ɡwastˈrafi]

Verb

gwastraffu (first-person singular present gwastraffaf)

  1. to waste
    Synonyms: afradloni, afradu, bradu

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future gwastraffaf gwastreffi gwastraffa gwastraffwn gwastreffwch, gwastraffwch gwastraffant gwastreffir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
gwastraffwn gwastraffit gwastraffai gwastraffem gwastraffech gwastraffent gwastreffid
preterite gwastreffais gwastreffaist gwastraffodd gwastraffasom gwastraffasoch gwastraffasant gwastraffwyd
pluperfect gwastraffaswn gwastraffasit gwastraffasai gwastraffasem gwastraffasech gwastraffasent gwastraffasid, gwastraffesid
present subjunctive gwastraffwyf gwastreffych gwastraffo gwastraffom gwastraffoch gwastraffont gwastraffer
imperative gwastraffa gwastraffed gwastraffwn gwastreffwch, gwastraffwch gwastraffent gwastraffer
verbal noun gwastraffu
verbal adjectives gwastraffedig
gwastraffadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future gwastraffa i,
gwastraffaf i
gwastraffi di gwastraffith o/e/hi,
gwastraffiff e/hi
gwastraffwn ni gwastraffwch chi gwastraffan nhw
conditional gwastraffwn i,
gwastraffswn i
gwastraffet ti,
gwastraffset ti
gwastraffai fo/fe/hi,
gwastraffsai fo/fe/hi
gwastraffen ni,
gwastraffsen ni
gwastraffech chi,
gwastraffsech chi
gwastraffen nhw,
gwastraffsen nhw
preterite gwastraffais i,
gwastraffes i
gwastraffaist ti,
gwastraffest ti
gwastraffodd o/e/hi gwastraffon ni gwastraffoch chi gwastraffon nhw
imperative gwastraffa gwastraffwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwastraffu
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwastraffu wastraffu ngwastraffu unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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