naddu

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *nėðɨd (“to carve”).

Pronunciation

Verb

naddu (first-person singular present naddaf, not mutable)

  1. to cut, sharpen

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future naddaf neddi nadda naddwn neddwch, naddwch naddant neddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 naddwn naddit naddai naddem naddech naddent neddid
preterite neddais neddaist naddodd naddasom naddasoch naddasant naddwyd
pluperfect naddaswn naddasit naddasai naddasem naddasech naddasent naddasid, naddesid
present subjunctive naddwyf neddych naddo naddom naddoch naddont nadder
imperative — nadda nadded naddwn neddwch, naddwch naddent nadder
verbal noun naddu
verbal adjectives naddedig
naddadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future nadda i, naddaf i naddi di naddith o/e/hi, naddiff e/hi naddwn ni naddwch chi naddan nhw
conditional naddwn i, naddswn i naddet ti, naddset ti naddai fo/fe/hi, naddsai fo/fe/hi nadden ni, naddsen ni naddech chi, naddsech chi nadden nhw, naddsen nhw
preterite naddais i, naddes i naddaist ti, naddest ti naddodd o/e/hi naddon ni naddoch chi naddon nhw
imperative — nadda — — naddwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.
  • naddwr (“cutter, sharpener”)

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “naddu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*snad-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 348
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