rhewlifo

Welsh

Etymology

From rhewlif (ice) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ɛu̯ˈlɪvɔ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ɛu̯ˈliːvɔ/, /r̥ɛu̯ˈlɪvɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪvɔ

Verb

rhewlifo (first-person singular present rhewlifaf)

  1. to flow

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future rhewlifaf rhewlifi rhewlifa rhewlifwn rhewlifwch rhewlifant rhewlifir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
rhewlifwn rhewlifit rhewlifai rhewlifem rhewlifech rhewlifent rhewlifid
preterite rhewlifais rhewlifaist rhewlifodd rhewlifasom rhewlifasoch rhewlifasant rhewlifwyd
pluperfect rhewlifaswn rhewlifasit rhewlifasai rhewlifasem rhewlifasech rhewlifasent rhewlifasid, rhewlifesid
present subjunctive rhewlifwyf rhewlifych rhewlifo rhewlifom rhewlifoch rhewlifont rhewlifer
imperative llifa rhewlifed rhewlifwn rhewlifwch rhewlifent rhewlifer
verbal noun rhewlifo
verbal adjectives rhewlifedig
rhewlifadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future rhewlifa i,
rhewlifaf i
rhewlifi di rhewlifith o/e/hi,
rhewlififf e/hi
rhewlifwn ni rhewlifwch chi rhewlifan nhw
conditional rhewlifwn i,
rhewlifswn i
rhewlifet ti,
rhewlifset ti
rhewlifai fo/fe/hi,
rhewlifsai fo/fe/hi
rhewlifen ni,
rhewlifsen ni
rhewlifech chi,
rhewlifsech chi
rhewlifen nhw,
rhewlifsen nhw
preterite rhewlifais i,
rhewlifes i
rhewlifaist ti,
rhewlifest ti
rhewlifodd o/e/hi rhewlifon ni rhewlifoch chi rhewlifon nhw
imperative rhewlifa rhewlifwch

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

Derived terms

  • rhewlifedig (glaciated)
  • rhewlifiant (glaciation)

Mutation

Mutated forms of rhewlifo
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhewlifo rewlifo unchanged 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), “rhewlifo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies