Appendix C. Conjugational Endings and Irregular Forms
Here is the setext version of this appendix.
This appendix gives the endings for the conjugations of regular verbs,
including all those that are referenced in the lexicons. It also gives
the full conjugations for irregular verbs. For those sets of endings that
are also complete verbs in their own rights, they appear in Section C.2.
Most of this information comes from [Williams80] and [Klingebiel94].
For an alphabetical listing of endings and irregular verb forms, see
Appendix F.
Some verbs with normal endings have two stems listed, one for
monosyllabic endings (designated "&1") and one for polysyllabic
endings (designated "&2+"). All endings are monosyllabic except
those explicitly indicated below.
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | a(f) i ith,iff,a [A] | wn,%wn [B] wch,%wch [B] an(t) [2]
|
| impers. | ir,%ir [B]
|
- [A]
- "-iff" and "-ith" are dialectic.
"-a" is pretty much always acceptable, though there may be preferred
forms which are noted in the lexicons.
- [B]
- The "%" at the beginning of an ending means that these endings
place a diaeresis above the preceding vowel. This diaeresis occurs if
the verb stem ends with an "e".
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | wn,%wn [A] it,%it [A] ai | em [1] ech en(t) [2]
|
| impers. | id,%id [A]
|
- [A]
- The "%" at the beginning of an ending means that these endings
place a diaeresis above the preceding vowel. This diaeresis occurs if
the verb stem ends with an "e".
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | ais,es [A] aist,est [A] odd | ((a)s)om [1] ((a)s)och ((a)s)an(t) [2]
|
| impers. | wyd
|
- [A]
- "-es" and "-est" are colloquial.
- Note
- The endings "asom", "asoch", and "asan(t)" are polysyllabic.
- Note
- The endings "som", "soch", and "san(t)" are only used with the
verb "gweld" and its compounds.
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | aswn asit asai | asem [1] asech asen(t) [2]
|
| impers. | asid,esid
|
- Note
- All these endings are polysyllabic.
- Note
- All these endings omit the "a" when used with the verb "gweld"
and its compounds.
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | wy(f) ych o | om [1] och on(t) [2]
|
| impers. | er
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | wn,%wn [A] it,%it [A] ai | em [1] ech en(t) [2]
|
| impers. | id,%id [A]
|
- [A]
- The "%" at the beginning of an ending means that these endings
place a diaeresis above the preceding vowel. This diaeresis occurs if
the verb stem ends with an "e".
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | [3] a [A] ed | wn,%wn [B] wch,%wch [B] en(t) [2]
|
| impers. | er
|
- [A]
- "-a" is correct except where noted in the lexicons.
- [B]
- The "%" at the beginning of an ending means that these endings
place a diaeresis above the preceding vowel. This diaeresis occurs if
the verb stem ends with an "e".
| adwy | ~able
|
| edig | having been ~ed
|
- Note
- Both of these endings are polysyllabic.
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | (f) i - | wn wch +n(t) [2]
|
| impers. | ir
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | wn it +i | em [1] ech en(t) [2]
|
| impers. | id
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | is ist odd,es | esom [1] esoch esan(t) [2]
|
| impers. | wyd,ed
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | eswn esit esai | esem [1] esech esen(t) [2]
|
| impers. | esid
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | wy(f) ech - | +m [1] och +n(t) [2]
|
| impers. | er
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | wn it +i | em [1] ech en(t) [2]
|
| impers. | id
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | [3] - ed | wn wch en(t) [2]
|
| impers. | er
|
| adwy | ~able
|
| edig | having been ~ed
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | ha(f) hei ha | hawn hewch ha+n(t) [2]
|
| impers. | heir
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | hawn hait ha+i | haem [1] haech haen(t) [2]
|
| impers. | heid
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | heais heaist haodd | hasom [1] hasoch hasan(t) [2]
|
| impers. | hawyd
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | haswn hasit hasai | hasem [1] hasech hasen(t) [2]
|
| impers. | hasid
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | hawy(f) heych hao | haom [1] haoch haon(t) [2]
|
| impers. | haer
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | hawn hait ha+i | haem [1] haech haen(t) [2]
|
| impers. | heid
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | [3] ha haed | hawn hewch haen(t) [2]
|
| impers. | haer
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | a+(f) e/i a/ | a/wn e/wch a+n(t) [2]
|
| impers. | e/ir
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | a/wn a/it a+i | a/em [1] a/ech a/en(t) [2]
|
| impers. | e/id
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | eais eaist aodd | asom [1] asoch asan(t) [2]
|
| impers. | a/wyd
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | aswn asit asai | asem [1] asech asen(t) [2]
|
| impers. | asid
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | awy(f) eych ao | aom [1] aoch aon(t) [2]
|
| impers. | aer
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | a/wn a/it a+i | a/em [1] a/ech a/en(t) [2]
|
| impers. | e/id
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | [3] a/ a/ed | a/wn e/wch a/en(t) [2]
|
| impers. | a/er
|
The only difference between the "-bod" and the "-fod" endings is that the
latter begin with an "f" instead of a "b". Only the "-bod" forms are given.
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | bydda(f) byddi bydd | byddwn byddwch byddan(t) [2]
|
| impers. | byddir
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | byddwn byddit byddai | byddem [1] byddech bydden(t) [2]
|
| impers. | byddid
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | bu+m buost bu | buom [1] buoch buan(t) [2]
|
| impers. | buwyd
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | buaswn buasit buasai | buasem [1] buasech buasen(t) [2]
|
| impers. | buasid
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | byddwy(f) byddych byddo | byddom [1] byddoch byddon(t) [2]
|
| impers. | bydder
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | byddwn byddit byddai | byddem [1] byddech bydden(t) [2]
|
| impers. | byddid
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | [3] bydd bydded | byddwn byddwch bydden(t) [2]
|
| impers. | bydder
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | a(f) ei a+,aiff,eith [A] | awn ewch a+n(t) [2]
|
| impers. | eir
|
- [A]
- "Aiff" and "eith" are colloquial forms.
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | awn ait a+i | aem [1] aech aen(t) [2]
|
| impers. | eid
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | euthum,es [A] aethost,est [A] aeth | aethom [1] aethoch aethan(t) [2]
|
| impers. | ae(thpwy)d
|
- [A]
- "Es" and "est" are colloquial forms.
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | aethwn,elswn aethit,elsit aethai,elsai | aethem,elsem [1] aethech,elsech aethen(t),elsen(t) [2]
|
| impers. | aethid,elsid
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | elwy(f) elych e+l,elo | elom [1] eloch elon(t) [2]
|
| impers. | eler
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | elwn elit elai | elem [1] elech elen(t) [2]
|
| impers. | elid
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | [3] dos,cer(a),cere; -a [A] aed,eled | awn cerwch,ewch; -ewch [B] aen(t),elen(t) [2]
|
| impers. | aer,eler
|
- [A]
- "Cer", "cera", and "cere" are from the S. Wales dialect. When
"mynd" is used as a set of endings, "-a" is correct.
- [B]
- When "mynd" is used as a set of endings, "-ewch" is correct.
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | gwn gwyddost gw+yr | gwyddom [1] gwyddoch gwyddan(t) [2]
|
| impers. | gwyddys,gwy+s
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | gwybydda(f) gwybyddi gwybydd | gwybyddwn gwybyddwch gwybyddan(t) [2]
|
| impers. | gwybyddir
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | gwyddwn gwyddit gwyddai | gwyddem [1] gwyddech gwydden(t) [2]
|
| impers. | gwyddid
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | gwybu+m gwybuost gwybu | gwybuom [1] gwybuoch gwyban(t),gwybon(t) [2]
|
| impers. | gwybuwyd
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | gwybuaswn gwybuasit gwybuasai | gwybuasem [1] gwybuasech gwybuasen(t) [2]
|
| impers. | gwybuasid
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | gwypwy(f),gwybyddwy(f) gwypych,gwybyddych gwypo,gwybyddo | gwypom,gwybyddom [1] gwypoch,gwybyddoch gwypon(t),gwybyddon(t) [2]
|
| impers. | gwyper,gwybydder
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | gwypwn,gwybyddwn gwypit,gwybyddit gwypai,gwybyddai | gwypem,gwybyddem [1] gwypech,gwybyddech gwypen(t),gwybydden(t) [2]
|
| impers. | gwypid,gwybyddid
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | [3] gwybydd gwyped,gwybydded | gwybyddwn gwybyddwch gwypen(t),gwybydden(t) [2]
|
| impers. | gwybydder
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | (yd)w(yf) (yd)wyt oes,mae,(yd)yw,ydy | ydym,y+m [1] (yd)ych,(yd)ach maen(t),(yd)yn(t) [2]
|
| impers. | [3]
|
- Future and Consuetudinal Present Tense
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | bydda(f) byddi bydd | byddwn byddwch byddan(t) [2]
|
| impers. | byddir
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | oeddwn,o+n oeddit (yd)oedd | oeddem [1] oeddech oedden(t) [2]
|
| impers. | oeddid
|
- Consuetudinal Imperfect Tense
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | byddwn byddit byddai | byddem [1] byddech bydden(t) [2]
|
| impers. | byddid
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | bu+m,bues,buais buost,buest bu(odd) | buom [1] buoch buon(t) [2]
|
| impers. | buwyd
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | b(u)aswn b(u)asit b(u)asai | b(u)asem [1] b(u)asech b(u)asen(t) [2]
|
| impers. | b(u)asid
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | b(ydd)wy(f) by(dde)ch b(ydd)o | bo+m,byddom [1] b(ydd)och bo+n(t),byddon(t) [2]
|
| impers. | bydder
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | bawn,byddwn bait,byddit b(ydd)ai | baem,byddem [1] baech,byddech baen(t),bydden(t) [2]
|
| impers. | byddid
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | [3] bydd bid,boed,bydded | byddwn byddwch bydden(t) [2]
|
| impers. | bydder
|
Colloquially, any of the forms that begin "adn" can appear with the
"ad" missing.
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | adw(a)en adwaenost,adweini adw(a)en,edwyn | adwaenon,adwaenwn adwaenoch,adwaenwch adwaenan(t) [2]
|
| impers. | adwaenir,adweinir
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | adnabydda(f) adnabyddi adnebydd | adnabyddwn adnabyddwch adnabyddan(t) [2]
|
| impers. | adnabyddir
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | adwaenwn adwaenit adwaenai | adwaenem [1] adwaenech adwaenen(t) [2]
|
| impers. | adwaenid,adweinid
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | adnabu+m adnabuost adnabu | adnabuom [1] adnabuoch adnabuan(t),adnabuon(t) [2]
|
| impers. | adnabuwyd
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | adnabuaswn adnabuasit adnabuasai | adnabuasem [1] adnabuasech adnabuasen(t) [2]
|
| impers. | adnabuasid
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | adnapwy(f),adnabyddwy(f) adnepych,adnabyddych adnapo,adnabyddo | adnapom,adnabyddom [1] adnapoch,adnabyddoch adnapon(t),adnabyddon(t) [2]
|
| impers. | adnaper,adnabydder
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
| 1. | adnapwn,adnabyddwn, adwaenwn | adnapem,adnabyddem, adwaenem [1]
|
| 2. | adnepit,adnabyddit, adwaenit | adnapech,adnabyddech, adwaenech
|
| 3. | adnapai,adnabyddai, adwaenai | adnapen(t),adnabydden(t), adwaenen(t) [2]
|
| impers. | adnapid,adnabyddid,adwaenid
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | [3] adnebydd adnabydded | adnabyddwn adnabyddwch adnabydden(t) [2]
|
| impers. | adnabydder
|
See Section C.2.7.
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | deua(f),do(f) deui,doi daw,de+l | deuwn,down de(u)wch,dowch deuan(t),do+n(t) [2]
|
| impers. | deuir,doir
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | deuwn,down deuit,doit deuai,do+i | deuem,doem [1] deuech,doech deuen(t),doen(t) [2]
|
| impers. | deuid,doid
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | deuthum,des daethost,dest daeth,doeth* | daethom [1] daethoch daethan(t),daethon(t) [2]
|
| impers. | daethpwyd,deuwyd,doed,dowd
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | daethwn daethit daethai | daethem [1] daethech daethen(t) [2]
|
| impers. | daethid
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | delwy(f) delych de+l,delo | delom [1] deloch delon(t) [2]
|
| impers. | deler
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | delwn delit delai | delem [1] delech delen(t) [2]
|
| impers. | delid
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | [3] tyr(e)d,dere [A] deued,doed,deled | deuwn,down de(u)wch,dowch deuen(t),doen(t),delen(t) [2]
|
| impers. | deuer,doer,deler
|
- [A]
- "Dere" is from the S. Wales dialect.
See Section C.2.6.
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | ca(f) cei caiff | cawn cewch ca+n(t) [2]
|
| impers. | cair,ceir
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | cawn cait ca+i | caem [1] caech caen(t) [2]
|
| impers. | caid,ceid
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | c(ef)ais,c(ef)es c(ef)aist,c(ef)est ca(fo)dd,ca(fa)s | cawsom [1] cawsoch cawsan(t) [2]
|
| impers. | ca(e)d,cafwyd
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | cawswn cawsit cawsai | cawsem [1] cawsech cawsen(t) [2]
|
| impers. | cawsid
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | caffwy(f) ceffych caffo | caffom [1] caffoch caffon(t) [2]
|
| impers. | caffer
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
1. 2. 3. | ca(ff)wn ca(ff)it caffai,ca+i | ca(ff)em [1] ca(ff)ech ca(ff)en(t) [2]
|
| impers. | ceffid
|
The adjectival endings are as follows:
- Equative
- -ed
- Comparative
- -ach
- Superlative
- -a(f)
There are two conjugations of regular prepositions.
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
| 1. | -a(f) | -om [1]
|
| 2. | -at | -och
|
3.m. 3.f. | -o -i | -ynt [2]
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
| 1. | -o(f) | -om [1]
|
| 2. | -ot | -och
|
3.m. 3.f. | -ddo -ddi | -ddynt [2]
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
| 1. | gen(nyf) | gennym [1]
|
| 2. | gennyt | gennych
|
3.m. 3.f. | ganddo ganddi | ganddynt [2]
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
| 1. | i(mi) | in(ni)
|
| 2. | i(ti) | i(ch(w)i)
|
3.m. 3.f. | iddo iddi | iddynt [2]
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
| 1. | ohono(f) | ohonom [1]
|
| 2. | ohonot | ohonoch
|
3.m. 3.f. | ohono ohoni | ohonynt [2]
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
| 1. | troso(f) | trosom [1]
|
| 2. | trosot | trosoch
|
3.m. 3.f. | trosto trosti | trostynt [2]
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
| 1. | trwo(f) | trwom [1]
|
| 2. | trwot | trwoch
|
3.m. 3.f. | trwyddo trwyddi | trwyddynt [2]
|
| | Singular | Plural
|
|---|
| 1. | wrthy(f) | wrthym [1]
|
| 2. | wrthyt | wrthych
|
3.m. 3.f. | wrtho wrthi | wrthynt [2]
|
- [1]
- Colloquially, the "m" in this ending is changed to "n".
- [2]
- The "t" is dropped if the pronoun is "nhw" (as opposed to the
literary form "hwy").
- [3]
- This form does not exist.
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