pregethu

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh pregethu. By surface analysis, pregeth +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /prɛˈɡɛθɨ̞/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /prɛˈɡeːθi/, /prɛˈɡɛθi/
  • Rhymes: -ɛθɨ̞

Verb

pregethu (first-person singular present pregethaf)

  1. to preach (give a sermon)

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future pregethaf pregethi pregeth, pregetha pregethwn pregethwch pregethant pregethir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
pregethwn pregethit pregethai pregethem pregethech pregethent pregethid
preterite pregethais pregethaist pregethodd pregethasom pregethasoch pregethasant pregethwyd
pluperfect pregethaswn pregethasit pregethasai pregethasem pregethasech pregethasent pregethasid, pregethesid
present subjunctive pregethwyf pregethych pregetho pregethom pregethoch pregethont pregether
imperative pregeth, pregetha pregethed pregethwn pregethwch pregethent pregether
verbal noun pregethu
verbal adjectives pregethedig
pregethadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future pregetha i,
pregethaf i
pregethi di pregethith o/e/hi,
pregethiff e/hi
pregethwn ni pregethwch chi pregethan nhw
conditional pregethwn i,
pregethswn i
pregethet ti,
pregethset ti
pregethai fo/fe/hi,
pregethsai fo/fe/hi
pregethen ni,
pregethsen ni
pregethech chi,
pregethsech chi
pregethen nhw,
pregethsen nhw
preterite pregethais i,
pregethes i
pregethaist ti,
pregethest ti
pregethodd o/e/hi pregethon ni pregethoch chi pregethon nhw
imperative pregetha pregethwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of pregethu
radical soft nasal aspirate
pregethu bregethu mhregethu phregethu

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “pregethu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pregethu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies