tryferu

Welsh

Etymology

From tryfer (harpoon, spear) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

tryferu (first-person singular present tryferaf)

  1. to harpoon, to spear

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future tryferaf tryferi tryfera tryferwn tryferwch tryferant tryferir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
tryferwn tryferit tryferai tryferem tryferech tryferent tryferid
preterite tryferais tryferaist tryferodd tryferasom tryferasoch tryferasant tryferwyd
pluperfect tryferaswn tryferasit tryferasai tryferasem tryferasech tryferasent tryferasid, tryferesid
present subjunctive tryferwyf tryferych tryfero tryferom tryferoch tryferont tryferer
imperative tryfera tryfered tryferwn tryferwch tryferent tryferer
verbal noun tryferu
verbal adjectives tryferedig
tryferadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future tryfera i,
tryferaf i
tryferi di tryferith o/e/hi,
tryferiff e/hi
tryferwn ni tryferwch chi tryferan nhw
conditional tryferwn i,
tryferswn i
tryferet ti,
tryferset ti
tryferai fo/fe/hi,
tryfersai fo/fe/hi
tryferen ni,
tryfersen ni
tryferech chi,
tryfersech chi
tryferen nhw,
tryfersen nhw
preterite tryferais i,
tryferes i
tryferaist ti,
tryferest ti
tryferodd o/e/hi tryferon ni tryferoch chi tryferon nhw
imperative tryfera tryferwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of tryferu
radical soft nasal aspirate
tryferu dryferu nhryferu thryferu

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