oedi

Welsh

Etymology

oed (“time; age; delay”) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

Verb

oedi (first-person singular present oedaf)

  1. to delay
    Synonym: gohirio

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future oedaf oedi oeda oedwn oedwch oedant oedir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 oedwn oedit oedai oedem oedech oedent oedid
preterite oedais oedaist oedodd oedasom oedasoch oedasant oedwyd
pluperfect oedaswn oedasit oedasai oedasem oedasech oedasent oedasid, oedesid
present subjunctive oedwyf oedych oedo oedom oedoch oedont oeder
imperative — oeda oeded oedwn oedwch oedent oeder
verbal noun oedi
verbal adjectives oededig
oedadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future oeda i, oedaf i oedi di oedith o/e/hi, oediff e/hi oedwn ni oedwch chi oedan nhw
conditional oedwn i, oedswn i oedet ti, oedset ti oedai fo/fe/hi, oedsai fo/fe/hi oeden ni, oedsen ni oedech chi, oedsech chi oeden nhw, oedsen nhw
preterite oedais i, oedes i oedaist ti, oedest ti oedodd o/e/hi oedon ni oedoch chi oedon nhw
imperative — oeda — — oedwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • oediad (“delay”)
  • heb oedi (“without delay, at once”)

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