drewi

Welsh

Etymology

Cognate with Irish dreoigh (“putrefy, rot, decay”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɛu̯.i/

Verb

drewi (first-person singular present drewaf)

  1. (intransitive) to stink, to be putrid
  2. (transitive) to cause to stink, to foul

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future drewaf drewi drewa drewn drewch drewant drewir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional drewn drewit drewai drewem drewech drewent drewid
preterite drewais drewaist drewodd drewsom drewsoch drewsant drewyd
pluperfect drewswn drewsit drewsai drewsem drewsech drewsent drewsid
present subjunctive drewyf drewych drewo drewom drewoch drewont drewer
imperative — drewa drewed drewn drewch drewent drewer
verbal noun drewi
verbal adjectives drewedig
drewadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future drewa i, drewaf i drewi di drewith o/e/hi, drewiff e/hi drewn ni drewch chi drewan nhw
conditional drewn i, drewswn i drewet ti, drewset ti drewai fo/fe/hi, drewsai fo/fe/hi drewen ni, drewsen ni drewech chi, drewsech chi drewen nhw, drewsen nhw
preterite drewais i, drewes i drewaist ti, drewest ti drewodd o/e/hi drewon ni drewoch chi drewon nhw
imperative — drewa — — drewch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “drewi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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