meddwl

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh meðwl, from a derivative of Proto-Celtic *medyetor (whence meddu), from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“measure; advise”).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

meddwl (first-person singular present meddyliaf)

  1. to think

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future meddyliaf meddyli meddwl, meddylia meddyliwn meddyliwch meddyliant meddylir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional meddyliwn meddylit meddyliai meddyliem meddyliech meddylient meddylid
preterite meddyliais meddyliaist meddyliodd meddyliasom meddyliasoch meddyliasant meddyliwyd
pluperfect meddyliaswn meddyliasit meddyliasai meddyliasem meddyliasech meddyliasent meddyliasid, meddyliesid
present subjunctive meddyliwyf meddyliech meddylio meddyliom meddylioch meddyliont meddylier
imperative — meddwl, meddylia meddylied meddyliwn meddyliwch meddylient meddylier
verbal noun meddwl
verbal adjectives meddyliedig
meddyliadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future meddylia i, meddyliaf i meddyli di meddylith o/e/hi, meddyliff e/hi meddyliwn ni meddyliwch chi meddylian nhw
conditional meddyliwn i, meddyliswn i meddyliet ti, meddyliset ti meddyliai fo/fe/hi, meddylisai fo/fe/hi meddylien ni, meddylisen ni meddyliech chi, meddylisech chi meddylien nhw, meddylisen nhw
preterite meddyliais i, meddylies i meddyliaist ti, meddyliest ti meddyliodd o/e/hi meddylion ni meddylioch chi meddylion nhw
imperative — meddylia — — meddyliwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Synonyms

See also

Noun

meddwl m (plural meddyliau)

  1. mind
  2. thought, idea

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

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