maethu

Welsh

Etymology

From maeth (nourishment; nurture) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

maethu (first-person singular present maethaf)

  1. to nourish
  2. to nurture, to foster

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future maethaf maethi maetha maethwn maethwch maethant maethir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
maethwn maethit maethai maethem maethech maethent maethid
preterite maethais maethaist maethodd maethasom maethasoch maethasant maethwyd
pluperfect maethaswn maethasit maethasai maethasem maethasech maethasent maethasid, maethesid
present subjunctive maethwyf maethych maetho maethom maethoch maethont maether
imperative maetha maethed maethwn maethwch maethent maether
verbal noun maethu
verbal adjectives maethedig
maethadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future maetha i,
maethaf i
maethi di maethith o/e/hi,
maethiff e/hi
maethwn ni maethwch chi maethan nhw
conditional maethwn i,
maethswn i
maethet ti,
maethset ti
maethai fo/fe/hi,
maethsai fo/fe/hi
maethen ni,
maethsen ni
maethech chi,
maethsech chi
maethen nhw,
maethsen nhw
preterite maethais i,
maethes i
maethaist ti,
maethest ti
maethodd o/e/hi maethon ni maethoch chi maethon nhw
imperative maetha maethwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of maethu
radical soft nasal aspirate
maethu faethu unchanged unchanged

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

Further reading

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