disgrifio
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle English descrive.
Verb[edit]
disgrifio (first-person singular present disgrifiaf)
- (transitive) to describe, portray
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | disgrifiaf | disgrifi | disgrifia | disgrifiwn | disgrifiwch | disgrifiant | disgrifir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | disgrifiwn | disgrifit | disgrifiai | disgrifiem | disgrifiech | disgrifient | disgrifid | |
| preterite | disgrifiais | disgrifiaist | disgrifiodd | disgrifiasom | disgrifiasoch | disgrifiasant | disgrifiwyd | |
| pluperfect | disgrifiaswn | disgrifiasit | disgrifiasai | disgrifiasem | disgrifiasech | disgrifiasent | disgrifiasid, disgrifiesid | |
| present subjunctive | disgrifiwyf | disgrifiech | disgrifio | disgrifiom | disgrifioch | disgrifiont | disgrifier | |
| imperative | — | disgrifia | disgrified | disgrifiwn | disgrifiwch | disgrifient | disgrifier | |
| verbal noun | disgrifio | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | disgrifiedig disgrifiadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | disgrifia i, disgrifiaf i | disgrifi di | disgrifith o/e/hi, disgrififf e/hi | disgrifiwn ni | disgrifiwch chi | disgrifian nhw |
| conditional | disgrifiwn i, disgrifiswn i | disgrifiet ti, disgrifiset ti | disgrifiai fo/fe/hi, disgrifisai fo/fe/hi | disgrifien ni, disgrifisen ni | disgrifiech chi, disgrifisech chi | disgrifien nhw, disgrifisen nhw |
| preterite | disgrifiais i, disgrifies i | disgrifiaist ti, disgrifiest ti | disgrifiodd o/e/hi | disgrifion ni | disgrifioch chi | disgrifion nhw |
| imperative | — | disgrifia | — | — | disgrifiwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms[edit]
- disgrifiad (“description”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| disgrifio | ddisgrifio | nisgrifio | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “disgrifio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies