hofran

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English hover.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔvran/

Verb

hofran (first-person singular present hofraf or hofrannaf, not mutable)

1. to hover

Conjugation

Conjugation of hofran (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	hofraf	hofri	hofr, hofra	hofrwn	hofrwch	hofrant	hofrir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	hofrwn	hofrit	hofrai	hofrem	hofrech	hofrent	hofrid
preterite	hofrais	hofraist	hofrodd	hofrasom	hofrasoch	hofrasant	hofrwyd
pluperfect	hofraswn	hofrasit	hofrasai	hofrasem	hofrasech	hofrasent	hofrasid, hofresid
present subjunctive	hofrwyf	hofrych	hofro	hofrom	hofroch	hofront	hofrer
imperative	—	hofr, hofra	hofred	hofrwn	hofrwch	hofrent	hofrer
verbal noun	hofran
verbal adjectives	hofredig hofradwy

Conjugation of hofran (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	hofrannaf	hofranni	hofran, hofranna	hofrannwn	hofrannwch	hofrannant	hofrannir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	hofrannwn	hofrannit	hofrannai	hofrannem	hofrannech	hofrannent	hofrannid
preterite	hofrannais	hofrannaist	hofrannodd	hofranasom	hofranasoch	hofranasant	hofrannwyd
pluperfect	hofranaswn	hofranasit	hofranasai	hofranasem	hofranasech	hofranasent	hofranasid, hofranesid
present subjunctive	hofrannwyf	hofrannych	hofranno	hofrannom	hofrannoch	hofrannont	hofranner
imperative	—	hofran, hofranna	hofranned	hofrannwn	hofrannwch	hofrannent	hofranner
verbal noun	hofran
verbal adjectives	hofranedig hofranadwy

Conjugation of hofran (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	hofranna i, hofrannaf i	hofranni di	hofrannith o/e/hi, hofranniff e/hi	hofrannwn ni	hofrannwch chi	hofrannan nhw
conditional	hofrannwn i, hofrannswn i	hofrannet ti, hofrannset ti	hofrannai fo/fe/hi, hofrannsai fo/fe/hi	hofrannen ni, hofrannsen ni	hofrannech chi, hofrannsech chi	hofrannen nhw, hofrannsen nhw
preterite	hofrannais i, hofrannes i	hofrannaist ti, hofrannest ti	hofrannodd o/e/hi	hofrannon ni	hofrannoch chi	hofrannon nhw
imperative	—	hofranna	—	—	hofrannwch	—

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

Derived terms

• hofrenfad (“hovercraft”)
• hofrennydd (“helicopter”)

Related terms

• hedfan, hedeg (“to fly”)

Further reading

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