addef

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh adef, from Proto-Celtic *addamyeti. Cognate to Irish admhaigh.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈaðɛv/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈa(ː)ðɛv/

Verb

addef (first-person singular present addefaf)

1. to admit, to confess, to avow

   Synonyms: cyfaddef, cyffesu

Conjugation

Conjugation of addef (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	addefaf	addefi	eddyf, addefa	addefwn	addefwch	addefant	addefir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	addefwn	addefit	addefai	addefem	addefech	addefent	addefid
preterite	addefais	addefaist	addefodd	addefasom	addefasoch	addefasant	addefwyd
pluperfect	addefaswn	addefasit	addefasai	addefasem	addefasech	addefasent	addefasid, addefesid
present subjunctive	addefwyf	addefych	addefo	addefom	addefoch	addefont	addefer
imperative	—	eddyf, addefa	addefed	addefwn	addefwch	addefent	addefer
verbal noun	addef
verbal adjectives	addefedig addefadwy

Conjugation of addef (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	addefa i, addefaf i	addefi di	addefith o/e/hi, addefiff e/hi	addefwn ni	addefwch chi	addefan nhw
conditional	addefwn i, addefswn i	addefet ti, addefset ti	addefai fo/fe/hi, addefsai fo/fe/hi	addefen ni, addefsen ni	addefech chi, addefsech chi	addefen nhw, addefsen nhw
preterite	addefais i, addefes i	addefaist ti, addefest ti	addefodd o/e/hi	addefon ni	addefoch chi	addefon nhw
imperative	—	addefa	—	—	addefwch	—

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

Derived terms

• addefiad (“admission, confession”)
• cyfaddef (“to admit”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of addef

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
addef	unchanged	unchanged	haddef

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), “addef”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies