coethi

Welsh

Etymology

coeth +‎ -i

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɨ̯θɪ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔi̯θi/

Verb

coethi (first-person singular present coethaf)

1. (transitive) to refine, to purify

   Synonym: puro

2. (transitive) to babble, prate

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	coethaf	coethi	coetha	coethwn	coethwch	coethant	coethir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	coethwn	coethit	coethai	coethem	coethech	coethent	coethid
preterite	coethais	coethaist	coethodd	coethasom	coethasoch	coethasant	coethwyd
pluperfect	coethaswn	coethasit	coethasai	coethasem	coethasech	coethasent	coethasid, coethesid
present subjunctive	coethwyf	coethych	coetho	coethom	coethoch	coethont	coether
imperative	—	coetha	coethed	coethwn	coethwch	coethent	coether
verbal noun	coethi
verbal adjectives	coethedig coethadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	coetha i, coethaf i	coethi di	coethith o/e/hi, coethiff e/hi	coethwn ni	coethwch chi	coethan nhw
conditional	coethwn i, coethswn i	coethet ti, coethset ti	coethai fo/fe/hi, coethsai fo/fe/hi	coethen ni, coethsen ni	coethech chi, coethsech chi	coethen nhw, coethsen nhw
preterite	coethais i, coethes i	coethaist ti, coethest ti	coethodd o/e/hi	coethon ni	coethoch chi	coethon nhw
imperative	—	coetha	—	—	coethwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• coethwr m (“refiner”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
coethi	goethi	nghoethi	choethi
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), “coethi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies