uwchraddio
Welsh
Etymology
From uwch- (“super-, over-”) + graddio (“to grade, to graduate”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɨ̞u̯χˈraðjɔ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɪu̯χˈraðjɔ/
Verb
uwchraddio (first-person singular present uwchraddiaf)
- to upgrade
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | uwchraddiaf | uwchreddi | uwchraddia | uwchraddiwn | uwchreddiwch, uwchraddiwch | uwchraddiant | uwchreddir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | uwchraddiwn | uwchreddit | uwchraddiai | uwchraddiem | uwchraddiech | uwchraddient | uwchreddid | |
| preterite | uwchreddiais | uwchreddiaist | uwchraddiodd | uwchraddiasom | uwchraddiasoch | uwchraddiasant | uwchraddiwyd | |
| pluperfect | uwchraddiaswn | uwchraddiasit | uwchraddiasai | uwchraddiasem | uwchraddiasech | uwchraddiasent | uwchraddiasid, uwchraddiesid | |
| present subjunctive | uwchraddiwyf | uwchreddiech | uwchraddio | uwchraddiom | uwchraddioch | uwchraddiont | uwchraddier | |
| imperative | — | uwchraddia | uwchraddied | uwchraddiwn | uwchreddiwch, uwchraddiwch | uwchraddient | uwchraddier | |
| verbal noun | ||||||||
| verbal adjectives | uwchraddiedig uwchraddiadwy | |||||||
| inflected colloquial forms |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | uwchraddia i, uwchraddiaf i |
uwchraddi di | uwchraddith o/e/hi, uwchraddiff e/hi |
uwchraddiwn ni | uwchraddiwch chi | uwchraddian nhw |
| conditional | uwchraddiwn i, uwchraddswn i |
uwchraddiet ti, uwchraddset ti |
uwchraddiai fo/fe/hi, uwchraddsai fo/fe/hi |
uwchraddien ni, uwchraddsen ni |
uwchraddiech chi, uwchraddsech chi |
uwchraddien nhw, uwchraddsen nhw |
| preterite | uwchraddiais i, uwchraddies i |
uwchraddiaist ti, uwchraddiest ti |
uwchraddiodd o/e/hi | uwchraddion ni | uwchraddioch chi | uwchraddion nhw |
| imperative | — | uwchraddia | — | — | uwchraddiwch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| uwchraddio | unchanged | unchanged | huwchraddio |
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), “uwchraddio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies