erfyn

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

er- +‎ mynnu (“want, wish”)

Verb

erfyn (first-person singular present erfyniaf)

  1. (transitive) to beg, to beseech, to supplicate
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future erfyniaf erfynni erfyn, erfynia erfyniwn erfyniwch erfyniant erfynnir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional erfyniwn erfynnit erfyniai erfyniem erfyniech erfynient erfynnid
preterite erfyniais erfyniaist erfyniodd erfyniasom erfyniasoch erfyniasant erfyniwyd
pluperfect erfyniaswn erfyniasit erfyniasai erfyniasem erfyniasech erfyniasent erfyniasid, erfyniesid
present subjunctive erfyniwyf erfyniech erfynio erfyniom erfynioch erfyniont erfynier
imperative — erfyn erfynied erfyniwn erfyniwch erfynient erfynier
verbal noun erfyn
verbal adjectives erfyniedig
erfyniadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future erfynia i, erfyniaf i erfyni di erfynith o/e/hi, erfyniff e/hi erfyniwn ni erfyniwch chi erfynian nhw
conditional erfyniwn i, erfyniswn i erfyniet ti, erfyniset ti erfyniai fo/fe/hi, erfynisai fo/fe/hi erfynien ni, erfynisen ni erfyniech chi, erfynisech chi erfynien nhw, erfynisen nhw
preterite erfyniais i, erfynies i erfyniaist ti, erfyniest ti erfyniodd o/e/hi erfynion ni erfynioch chi erfynion nhw
imperative — erfynia — — erfyniwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.
Synonyms
  • (to beg): ymbil, begian, deisyf
Derived terms
  • erfyniad
  • erfyniwr

Noun

erfyn m (plural erfynion)

  1. plea, supplication

Etymology 2

From arf (“weapon, tool”) +‎ -yn (diminutive suffix).

Noun

erfyn m (plural erfynnau)

  1. tool, implement
Synonyms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
erfyn unchanged unchanged herfyn
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), “erfyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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