maeddu

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh maeddu, from Proto-Celtic *madyeti (“to burst, break”).

Pronunciation

Verb

maeddu (first-person singular present maeddaf)

  1. to beat, to hit, to strike
    Synonym: curo
  2. to beat, to defeat, to vanquish
    Synonyms: baeddu, gorchfygu, trechu
  3. to soil, to dirty
    Synonyms: baeddu, difwyno, llygru

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future maeddaf maeddi maedda maeddwn maeddwch maeddant maeddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 maeddwn maeddit maeddai maeddem maeddech maeddent maeddid
preterite maeddais maeddaist maeddodd maeddasom maeddasoch maeddasant maeddwyd
pluperfect maeddaswn maeddasit maeddasai maeddasem maeddasech maeddasent maeddasid, maeddesid
present subjunctive maeddwyf maeddych maeddo maeddom maeddoch maeddont maedder
imperative — maedda maedded maeddwn maeddwch maeddent maedder
verbal noun maeddu
verbal adjectives maeddedig
maeddadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future maedda i, maeddaf i maeddi di maeddith o/e/hi, maeddiff e/hi maeddwn ni maeddwch chi maeddan nhw
conditional maeddwn i, maeddswn i maeddet ti, maeddset ti maeddai fo/fe/hi, maeddsai fo/fe/hi maedden ni, maeddsen ni maeddech chi, maeddsech chi maedden nhw, maeddsen nhw
preterite maeddais i, maeddes i maeddaist ti, maeddest ti maeddodd o/e/hi maeddon ni maeddoch chi maeddon nhw
imperative — maedda — — maeddwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
maeddu faeddu 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), “maeddu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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