arbenigo
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From arbennig (“special”) + -o (verb-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌarbɛˈnɪɡɔ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌarbɛˈniːɡɔ/, /ˌarbɛˈnɪɡɔ/
Verb
[edit]arbenigo (first-person singular present arbenigaf)
- to specialise
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | arbenigaf | arbenigi | arbeniga | arbenigwn | arbenigwch | arbenigant | arbenigir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
arbenigwn | arbenigit | arbenigai | arbenigem | arbenigech | arbenigent | arbenigid | |
| preterite | arbenigais | arbenigaist | arbenigodd | arbenigasom | arbenigasoch | arbenigasant | arbenigwyd | |
| pluperfect | arbenigaswn | arbenigasit | arbenigasai | arbenigasem | arbenigasech | arbenigasent | arbenigasid, arbenigesid | |
| present subjunctive | arbenigwyf | arbenigych | arbenigo | arbenigom | arbenigoch | arbenigont | arbeniger | |
| imperative | — | arbeniga | arbeniged | arbenigwn | arbenigwch | arbenigent | arbeniger | |
| verbal noun | arbenigo | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | arbenigedig arbenigadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | arbeniga i, arbenigaf i | arbenigi di | arbenigith o/e/hi, arbenigiff e/hi | arbenigwn ni | arbenigwch chi | arbenigan nhw |
| conditional | arbenigwn i, arbenigswn i | arbeniget ti, arbenigset ti | arbenigai fo/fe/hi, arbenigsai fo/fe/hi | arbenigen ni, arbenigsen ni | arbenigech chi, arbenigsech chi | arbenigen nhw, arbenigsen nhw |
| preterite | arbenigais i, arbeniges i | arbenigaist ti, arbenigest ti | arbenigodd o/e/hi | arbenigon ni | arbenigoch chi | arbenigon nhw |
| imperative | — | arbeniga | — | — | arbenigwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| arbenigo | unchanged | unchanged | harbenigo |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “arbenigo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies