trethu

Welsh

Etymology

treth +‎ -u

Pronunciation

Verb

trethu (first-person singular present trethaf)

  1. to tax

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future trethaf trethi treth, tretha trethwn trethwch trethant trethir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
trethwn trethit trethai trethem trethech trethent trethid
preterite trethais trethaist trethodd trethasom trethasoch trethasant trethwyd
pluperfect trethaswn trethasit trethasai trethasem trethasech trethasent trethasid, trethesid
present subjunctive trethwyf trethych tretho trethom trethoch trethont trether
imperative treth, tretha trethed trethwn trethwch trethent trether
verbal noun trethu
verbal adjectives trethedig
trethadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future tretha i,
trethaf i
trethi di trethith o/e/hi,
trethiff e/hi
trethwn ni trethwch chi trethan nhw
conditional trethwn i,
trethswn i
trethet ti,
trethset ti
trethai fo/fe/hi,
trethsai fo/fe/hi
trethen ni,
trethsen ni
trethech chi,
trethsech chi
trethen nhw,
trethsen nhw
preterite trethais i,
trethes i
trethaist ti,
trethest ti
trethodd o/e/hi trethon ni trethoch chi trethon nhw
imperative tretha trethwch

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

Derived terms

  • trethadwy
  • trethiad
  • trethiant

Mutation

Mutated forms of trethu
radical soft nasal aspirate
trethu drethu nhrethu threthu

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