ymdrafferthu

Welsh

Etymology

From ym- (self-) +‎ trafferthu (to trouble, to bother).

Pronunciation

Verb

ymdrafferthu (first-person singular present ymdrafferthaf)

  1. (intransitive) to bother, to go to the trouble, to make an effort
    Synonym: trafferthu

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ymdrafferthaf ymdrafferthi ymdraffertha ymdrafferthwn ymdrafferthwch ymdrafferthant ymdrafferthir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
ymdrafferthwn ymdrafferthit ymdrafferthai ymdrafferthem ymdrafferthech ymdrafferthent ymdrafferthid
preterite ymdrafferthais ymdrafferthaist ymdrafferthodd ymdrafferthasom ymdrafferthasoch ymdrafferthasant ymdrafferthwyd
pluperfect ymdrafferthaswn ymdrafferthasit ymdrafferthasai ymdrafferthasem ymdrafferthasech ymdrafferthasent ymdrafferthasid, ymdrafferthesid
present subjunctive ymdrafferthwyf ymdrafferthych ymdraffertho ymdrafferthom ymdrafferthoch ymdrafferthont ymdrafferther
imperative ymdraffertha ymdrafferthed ymdrafferthwn ymdrafferthwch ymdrafferthent ymdrafferther
verbal noun ymdrafferthu
verbal adjectives ymdrafferthedig
ymdrafferthadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future ymdraffertha i,
ymdrafferthaf i
ymdrafferthi di ymdrafferthith o/e/hi,
ymdrafferthiff e/hi
ymdrafferthwn ni ymdrafferthwch chi ymdrafferthan nhw
conditional ymdrafferthwn i,
ymdrafferthswn i
ymdrafferthet ti,
ymdrafferthset ti
ymdrafferthai fo/fe/hi,
ymdrafferthsai fo/fe/hi
ymdrafferthen ni,
ymdrafferthsen ni
ymdrafferthech chi,
ymdrafferthsech chi
ymdrafferthen nhw,
ymdrafferthsen nhw
preterite ymdrafferthais i,
ymdrafferthes i
ymdrafferthaist ti,
ymdrafferthest ti
ymdrafferthodd o/e/hi ymdrafferthon ni ymdrafferthoch chi ymdrafferthon nhw
imperative ymdraffertha ymdrafferthwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of ymdrafferthu
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ymdrafferthu unchanged unchanged hymdrafferthu

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