traethu

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh traethu, from an Old Welsh form related to treidin, from Proto-Brythonic *traɨθad, from Latin tractō.

Pronunciation

Verb

traethu (first-person singular present traethaf)

  1. to relate, to narrate, to tell
  2. to orate, to address, to speak

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future traethaf traethi traetha traethwn traethwch traethant traethir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 traethwn traethit traethai traethem traethech traethent traethid
preterite traethais traethaist traethodd traethasom traethasoch traethasant traethwyd
pluperfect traethaswn traethasit traethasai traethasem traethasech traethasent traethasid, traethesid
present subjunctive traethwyf traethych traetho traethom traethoch traethont traether
imperative — traetha traethed traethwn traethwch traethent traether
verbal noun traethu
verbal adjectives traethedig
traethadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future traetha i, traethaf i traethi di traethith o/e/hi, traethiff e/hi traethwn ni traethwch chi traethan nhw
conditional traethwn i, traethswn i traethet ti, traethset ti traethai fo/fe/hi, traethsai fo/fe/hi traethen ni, traethsen ni traethech chi, traethsech chi traethen nhw, traethsen nhw
preterite traethais i, traethes i traethaist ti, traethest ti traethodd o/e/hi traethon ni traethoch chi traethon nhw
imperative — traetha — — traethwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

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