enwi

Welsh

Etymology

From enw (“name”) +‎ -i.

Verb

enwi (first-person singular present enwaf)

1. (transitive) to call, to name

Conjugation

Conjugation of enwi (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	enwaf	enwi	enwa	enwn	enwch	enwant	enwir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional	enwn	enwit	enwai	enwem	enwech	enwent	enwid
preterite	enwais	enwaist	enwodd	enwasom	enwasoch	enwasant	enwyd
pluperfect	enwaswn	enwasit	enwasai	enwasem	enwasech	enwasent	enwasid, enwesid
present subjunctive	enwyf	enwych	enwo	enwom	enwoch	enwont	enwer
imperative	—	enwa	enwed	enwn	enwch	enwent	enwer
verbal noun	enwi
verbal adjectives	enwedig enwadwy

Conjugation of enwi (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	enwa i, enwaf i	enwi di	enwith o/e/hi, enwiff e/hi	enwn ni	enwch chi	enwan nhw
conditional	enwn i, enwswn i	enwet ti, enwset ti	enwai fo/fe/hi, enwsai fo/fe/hi	enwen ni, enwsen ni	enwech chi, enwsech chi	enwen nhw, enwsen nhw
preterite	enwais i, enwes i	enwaist ti, enwest ti	enwodd o/e/hi	enwon ni	enwoch chi	enwon nhw
imperative	—	enwa	—	—	enwch	—

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• enwad (“denomination”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of enwi

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
enwi	unchanged	unchanged	henwi

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “enwi”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “enwi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies