saethu

Welsh

Etymology

From saeth (arrow) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

saethu (first-person singular present saethaf, not mutable)

  1. ambitransitive to shoot

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future saethaf saethi saetha saethwn saethwch saethant saethir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
saethwn saethit saethai saethem saethech saethent saethid
preterite saethais saethaist saethodd saethasom saethasoch saethasant saethwyd
pluperfect saethaswn saethasit saethasai saethasem saethasech saethasent saethasid, saethesid
present subjunctive saethwyf saethych saetho saethom saethoch saethont saether
imperative saetha saethed saethwn saethwch saethent saether
verbal noun saethu
verbal adjectives saethedig
saethadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future saetha i,
saethaf i
saethi di saethith o/e/hi,
saethiff e/hi
saethwn ni saethwch chi saethan nhw
conditional saethwn i,
saethswn i
saethet ti,
saethset ti
saethai fo/fe/hi,
saethsai fo/fe/hi
saethen ni,
saethsen ni
saethech chi,
saethsech chi
saethen nhw,
saethsen nhw
preterite saethais i,
saethes i
saethaist ti,
saethest ti
saethodd o/e/hi saethon ni saethoch chi saethon nhw
imperative saetha saethwch

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

Derived terms

  • saethiad m (shot)
  • saethwr m (shooter)

Further reading

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