pobi

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh poby, from Proto-Brythonic *pobɨd, from Proto-Celtic *kʷokʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European *pékʷeti (“to cook”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔbi/

Verb

pobi (first-person singular present pobaf)

1. (transitive) to bake, to roast
2. (intransitive) to roast, become feverish

Conjugation

Conjugation of pobi (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	pobaf	pobi	pob, poba	pobwn	pobwch	pobant	pobir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	pobwn	pobit	pobai	pobem	pobech	pobent	pobid
preterite	pobais	pobaist	pobodd	pobasom	pobasoch	pobasant	pobwyd
pluperfect	pobaswn	pobasit	pobasai	pobasem	pobasech	pobasent	pobasid, pobesid
present subjunctive	pobwyf	pobych	pobo	pobom	poboch	pobont	pober
imperative	—	pob, poba	pobed	pobwn	pobwch	pobent	pober
verbal noun	pobi
verbal adjectives	pobedig pobadwy

Conjugation of pobi (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	poba i, pobaf i	pobi di	pobith o/e/hi, pobiff e/hi	pobwn ni	pobwch chi	poban nhw
conditional	pobwn i, pobswn i	pobet ti, pobset ti	pobai fo/fe/hi, pobsai fo/fe/hi	poben ni, pobsen ni	pobech chi, pobsech chi	poben nhw, pobsen nhw
preterite	pobais i, pobes i	pobaist ti, pobest ti	pobodd o/e/hi	pobon ni	poboch chi	pobon nhw
imperative	—	poba	—	—	pobwch	—

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

Derived terms

• pobiaid (“batch”)
• pobydd (“bakery”)
• popty (“oven”)

Related terms

• poeth

Mutation

Mutated forms of pobi

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pobi	bobi	mhobi	phobi

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

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pobi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies