llyfu traed

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • llyo traed
  • llyu traed

Etymology

llyfu (“to lick”) + traed (“boots”).

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌɬəvɨ̞ ˈtraːɨ̯d/
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌɬəvi ˈtrai̯d/

Verb

llyfu traed (first-person singular present llyfaf tin)

  1. (idiomatic) to lick boots, to suck up to (someone)
    Synonyms: cynffonna, llyfu tin

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future llyfaf llyfi llyf, llyfa llyfwn llyfwch llyfant llyfir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 llyfwn llyfit llyfai llyfem llyfech llyfent llyfid
preterite llyfais llyfaist llyfodd llyfasom llyfasoch llyfasant llyfwyd
pluperfect llyfaswn llyfasit llyfasai llyfasem llyfasech llyfasent llyfasid, llyfesid
present subjunctive llyfwyf llyfych llyfo llyfom llyfoch llyfont llyfer
imperative — llyf, llyfa llyfed llyfwn llyfwch llyfent llyfer
verbal noun llyfu traed
verbal adjectives llyfedig
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future llyfa i, llyfaf i llyfi di llyfith o/e/hi, llyfiff e/hi llyfwn ni llyfwch chi llyfan nhw
conditional llyfwn i, llyfswn i llyfet ti, llyfset ti llyfai fo/fe/hi, llyfsai fo/fe/hi llyfen ni, llyfsen ni llyfech chi, llyfsech chi llyfen nhw, llyfsen nhw
preterite llyfais i, llyfes i llyfaist ti, llyfest ti llyfodd o/e/hi llyfon ni llyfoch chi llyfon nhw
imperative — llyfa — — llyfwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
llyfu traed lyfu traed unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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