rhewi
Welsh
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɛu̯.ɪ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɛu̯.i/
- Rhymes: -ɛu̯ɪ
Verb
rhewi (first-person singular present rhewaf)
- to freeze
Usage notes
The verbnoun or dictionary form of a verb, such as this entry, is employed as a masculine singular noun in Welsh to express an uncountable verbal noun. The corresponding countable noun is usually derived morphologically from the related verb.
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | rhewaf | rhewi | rhewa | rhewn | rhewch | rhewant | rhewir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | rhewn | rhewit | rhewai | rhewem | rhewech | rhewent | rhewid | |
| preterite | rhewais | rhewaist | rhewodd | rhewsom | rhewsoch | rhewsant | rhewyd | |
| pluperfect | rhewswn | rhewsit | rhewsai | rhewsem | rhewsech | rhewsent | rhewsid | |
| present subjunctive | rhewyf | rhewych | rhewo | rhewom | rhewoch | rhewont | rhewer | |
| imperative | — | rhewa | rhewed | rhewn | rhewch | rhewent | rhewer | |
| verbal noun | ||||||||
| verbal adjectives | rhewedig rhewadwy | |||||||
| inflected colloquial forms |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | rhewa i, rhewaf i |
rhewi di | rhewith o/e/hi, rhewiff e/hi |
rhewn ni | rhewch chi | rhewan nhw |
| conditional | rhewn i, rhewswn i |
rhewet ti, rhewset ti |
rhewai fo/fe/hi, rhewsai fo/fe/hi |
rhewen ni, rhewsen ni |
rhewech chi, rhewsech chi |
rhewen nhw, rhewsen nhw |
| preterite | rhewais i, rhewes i |
rhewaist ti, rhewest ti |
rhewodd o/e/hi | rhewon ni | rhewoch chi | rhewon nhw |
| imperative | — | rhewa | — | — | rhewch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.
Derived terms
- rhewadur (“refrigerator”)
- rhewedig (“frozen”)
- rhewi drosodd (“to freeze over”)
- (phase change) rhewiad (“freezing”)
- rhewi'n gorn (“to freeze solid”)
- rhewydd (“refrigerant”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhewi | rewi | 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), “rhewaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies