oedi

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • oedio

Etymology

oed (time; age; delay) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

Verb

oedi (first-person singular present oedaf)

  1. (ambitransitive) to delay
    Synonym: gohirio

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future oedaf oedi oeda oedwn oedwch oedant oedir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
oedwn oedit oedai oedem oedech oedent oedid
preterite oedais oedaist oedodd oedasom oedasoch oedasant oedwyd
pluperfect oedaswn oedasit oedasai oedasem oedasech oedasent oedasid, oedesid
present subjunctive oedwyf oedych oedo oedom oedoch oedont oeder
imperative oeda oeded oedwn oedwch oedent oeder
verbal noun oedi
verbal adjectives oededig
oedadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future oeda i,
oedaf i
oedi di oedith o/e/hi,
oediff e/hi
oedwn ni oedwch chi oedan nhw
conditional oedwn i,
oedswn i
oedet ti,
oedset ti
oedai fo/fe/hi,
oedsai fo/fe/hi
oeden ni,
oedsen ni
oedech chi,
oedsech chi
oeden nhw,
oedsen nhw
preterite oedais i,
oedes i
oedaist ti,
oedest ti
oedodd o/e/hi oedon ni oedoch chi oedon nhw
imperative oeda oedwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of oedi
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
oedi unchanged unchanged hoedi

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