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gwrando

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From gwar- (super-) +‎ andaw (listen),[1] either from (or equivalent to) an- (intensive prefix) +‎ taw (silence)[2] or by metathesis from Middle Welsh *adnaw (attend to)[3] cognate with Latin navus (active, busy).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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gwrando (first-person singular present gwrandawaf)

  1. to listen
    Dw i’n gwrando ar y radio.
    I’m listening to the radio.

Conjugation

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Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future gwrandawa i,
gwrandawaf i
gwrandawi di gwrandawith o/e/hi,
gwrandawiff e/hi
gwrandawn ni gwrandewch chi gwrandawan nhw
conditional gwrandawn i,
gwrandawswn i
gwrandawet ti,
gwrandawset ti
gwrandawai fo/fe/hi,
gwrandawsai fo/fe/hi
gwrandawen ni,
gwrandawsen ni
gwrandawech chi,
gwrandawsech chi
gwrandawen nhw,
gwrandawsen nhw
preterite gwrandawais i,
gwrandawes i
gwrandawaist ti,
gwrandawest ti
gwrandawodd o/e/hi gwrandawon ni gwrandawoch chi gwrandawon nhw
imperative gwranda gwrandewch
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future gwranda i,
gwrandaf i
gwrandi di gwrandith o/e/hi,
gwrandiff e/hi
gwrandwn ni gwrandwch chi gwrandan nhw
conditional gwrandwn i,
gwrandswn i
gwrandet ti,
gwrandset ti
gwrandai fo/fe/hi,
gwrandsai fo/fe/hi
gwranden ni,
gwrandsen ni
gwrandech chi,
gwrandsech chi
gwranden nhw,
gwrandsen nhw
preterite gwrandais i,
gwrandes i
gwrandaist ti,
gwrandest ti
gwrandodd o/e/hi gwrandon ni gwrandoch chi gwrandon nhw
imperative gwranda gwrandwch

Mutation

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Mutated forms of gwrando
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwrando wrando ngwrando unchanged

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

References

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  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwrando”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “andaw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  3. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 76 iii 1