pefrio

Welsh

Etymology

pefr (“ray”) +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpevrjɔ/

Verb

pefrio (first-person singular present pefriaf)

1. to sparkle, to glitter, to twinkle

   Synonyms: serennu, tywynnu, disgleirio

2. to radiate

   Synonym: pelydru

3. to effervesce

   Synonym: byrlymu

Conjugation

Conjugation of pefrio (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	pefriaf	pefrii	pefri, pefria	pefriwn	pefriwch	pefriant	pefriir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	pefriwn	pefriit	pefriai	pefriem	pefriech	pefrient	pefriid
preterite	pefriais	pefriaist	pefriodd	pefriasom	pefriasoch	pefriasant	pefriwyd
pluperfect	pefriaswn	pefriasit	pefriasai	pefriasem	pefriasech	pefriasent	pefriasid, pefriesid
present subjunctive	pefriwyf	pefriych	pefrio	pefriom	pefrioch	pefriont	pefrier
imperative	—	pefri, pefria	pefried	pefriwn	pefriwch	pefrient	pefrier
verbal noun	pefrio
verbal adjectives	pefriedig pefriadwy

Conjugation of pefrio (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	pefria i, pefriaf i	pefri di	pefrith o/e/hi, pefriff e/hi	pefriwn ni	pefriwch chi	pefrian nhw
conditional	pefriwn i, pefriswn i	pefriet ti, pefriset ti	pefriai fo/fe/hi, pefrisai fo/fe/hi	pefrien ni, pefrisen ni	pefriech chi, pefrisech chi	pefrien nhw, pefrisen nhw
preterite	pefriais i, pefries i	pefriaist ti, pefriest ti	pefriodd o/e/hi	pefrion ni	pefrioch chi	pefrion nhw
imperative	—	pefria	—	—	pefriwch	—

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

Further reading

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