amgyffred

Welsh

Etymology

am- +‎ cyffred

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amˈɡəfrɛd/

Verb

amgyffred (first-person singular present amgyffredaf)

1. to comprehend, grasp, understand

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	amgyffredaf	amgyffredi	amgyffreda	amgyffredwn	amgyffredwch	amgyffredant	amgyffredir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	amgyffredwn	amgyffredit	amgyffredai	amgyffredem	amgyffredech	amgyffredent	amgyffredid
preterite	amgyffredais	amgyffredaist	amgyffredodd	amgyffredasom	amgyffredasoch	amgyffredasant	amgyffredwyd
pluperfect	amgyffredaswn	amgyffredasit	amgyffredasai	amgyffredasem	amgyffredasech	amgyffredasent	amgyffredasid, amgyffredesid
present subjunctive	amgyffredwyf	amgyffredych	amgyffredo	amgyffredom	amgyffredoch	amgyffredont	amgyffreder
imperative	—	amgyffreda	amgyffreded	amgyffredwn	amgyffredwch	amgyffredent	amgyffreder
verbal noun	amgyffred
verbal adjectives	amgyffrededig amgyffredadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	amgyffreda i, amgyffredaf i	amgyffredi di	amgyffredith o/e/hi, amgyffrediff e/hi	amgyffredwn ni	amgyffredwch chi	amgyffredan nhw
conditional	amgyffredwn i, amgyffredswn i	amgyffredet ti, amgyffredset ti	amgyffredai fo/fe/hi, amgyffredsai fo/fe/hi	amgyffreden ni, amgyffredsen ni	amgyffredech chi, amgyffredsech chi	amgyffreden nhw, amgyffredsen nhw
preterite	amgyffredais i, amgyffredes i	amgyffredaist ti, amgyffredest ti	amgyffredodd o/e/hi	amgyffredon ni	amgyffredoch chi	amgyffredon nhw
imperative	—	amgyffreda	—	—	amgyffredwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Synonyms

• (to comprehend): dirnad, deall

Noun

amgyffred m (plural amgyffredion)

1. comprehension

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
amgyffred	unchanged	unchanged	hamgyffred
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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