hedfan

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Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the stem hed- of hedeg (to fly) with the suffix -fan (from Proto-Celtic *-man) forming a verbnoun.[1] Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pet-.[1] Cognate with Latin petō (to beg; to aim at), Ancient Greek πέτομαι (pétomai, to fly) and Welsh adar (bird).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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hedfan (first-person singular present hedfanaf, not mutable)

  1. (intransitive) to fly (travel through the air), to soar
  2. (transitive) to fly (to cause to fly)
  3. (intransitive) to fly (travel very fast)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hedfan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies