lladd
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Brythonic *llað, from Proto-Celtic *sladyā, verbal noun of *sladyeti.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
lladd (first-person singular present lladdaf)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | lladdaf | lleddi | lladd | lladdwn | lleddwch, lladdwch | lladdant | lleddir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
lladdwn | lladdit | lladdai | lladdem | lladdech | lladdent | lleddid | |
| preterite | lleddais | lleddaist | lladdodd | lladdasom | lladdasoch | lladdasant | lladdwyd | |
| pluperfect | lladdaswn | lladdasit | lladdasai | lladdasem | lladdasech | lladdasent | lladdasid, lladdesid | |
| present subjunctive | lladdwyf | lleddych | lladdo | lladdom | lladdoch | lladdont | lladder | |
| imperative | — | lladd | lladded | lladdwn | lleddwch | lladdent | lladder | |
| verbal noun | lladd | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | lladdedig lladdadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | lladda i, lladdaf i | lladdi di | lladdith o/e/hi, lladdiff e/hi | lladdwn ni | lladdwch chi | lladdan nhw |
| conditional | lladdwn i, lladdswn i | lladdet ti, lladdset ti | lladdai fo/fe/hi, lladdsai fo/fe/hi | lladden ni, lladdsen ni | lladdech chi, lladdsech chi | lladden nhw, lladdsen nhw |
| preterite | lladdais i, lladdes i | lladdaist ti, lladdest ti | lladdodd o/e/hi | lladdon ni | lladdoch chi | lladdon nhw |
| imperative | — | lladda | — | — | lladdwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms[edit]
- lladdiad (“killing, slaughter”)
- lladdwr (“killer”)
- lladdfa (“slaughter, carnage”)
- lladdfan (“abattoir”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| lladd | ladd | unchanged | unchanged |
| 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), “lladd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies