wynebu

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • gwynebu

Etymology

From wyneb (face) +‎ -u.

Verb

wynebu (first-person singular present wynebaf)

  1. (transitive) to face

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future wynebaf wynebi wyneba wynebwn wynebwch wynebant wynebir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
wynebwn wynebit wynebai wynebem wynebech wynebent wynebid
preterite wynebais wynebaist wynebodd wynebasom wynebasoch wynebasant wynebwyd
pluperfect wynebaswn wynebasit wynebasai wynebasem wynebasech wynebasent wynebasid, wynebesid
present subjunctive wynebwyf wynebych wynebo wynebom wyneboch wynebont wyneber
imperative wyneba wynebed wynebwn wynebwch wynebent wyneber
verbal noun wynebu
verbal adjectives wynebedig
wynebadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future wyneba i,
wynebaf i
wynebi di wynebith o/e/hi,
wynebiff e/hi
wynebwn ni wynebwch chi wyneban nhw
conditional wynebwn i,
wynebswn i
wynebet ti,
wynebset ti
wynebai fo/fe/hi,
wynebsai fo/fe/hi
wyneben ni,
wynebsen ni
wynebech chi,
wynebsech chi
wyneben nhw,
wynebsen nhw
preterite wynebais i,
wynebes i
wynebaist ti,
wynebest ti
wynebodd o/e/hi wynebon ni wyneboch chi wynebon nhw
imperative wyneba wynebwch

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

Derived terms

  • wynebiad m (facing)

Mutation

Mutated forms of wynebu
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
wynebu unchanged unchanged hwynebu

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