cwrdd

Welsh

Etymology

Clipping of cyhwrdd (“to meet; meeting”), itself from cy- (“co-”) + hwrdd (“push, blow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʊrð/
• Rhymes: -ʊrð

Verb

cwrdd (first-person singular present cwrddaf)

1. (South Wales) to meet (with â)

   Synonym: cyfarfod

   Rydw i'n mynd i gwrdd â theulu Dafydd yfory.

   I am going to meet David's family tomorrow.

Conjugation

Conjugation of cwrdd (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	cwrddaf	cwrddi	cwrdd, cwrdda	cwrddwn	cwrddwch	cwrddant	cwrddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	cwrddwn	cwrddit	cwrddai	cwrddem	cwrddech	cwrddent	cwrddid
preterite	cwrddais	cwrddaist	cwrddodd	cwrddasom	cwrddasoch	cwrddasant	cwrddwyd
pluperfect	cwrddaswn	cwrddasit	cwrddasai	cwrddasem	cwrddasech	cwrddasent	cwrddasid, cwrddesid
present subjunctive	cwrddwyf	cwrddych	cwrddo	cwrddom	cwrddoch	cwrddont	cwrdder
imperative	—	cwrdd, cwrdda	cwrdded	cwrddwn	cwrddwch	cwrddent	cwrdder
verbal noun	cwrdd
verbal adjectives	cwrddedig cwrddadwy

Conjugation of cwrdd (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	cwrdda i, cwrddaf i	cwrddi di	cwrddith o/e/hi, cwrddiff e/hi	cwrddwn ni	cwrddwch chi	cwrddan nhw
conditional	cwrddwn i, cwrddswn i	cwrddet ti, cwrddset ti	cwrddai fo/fe/hi, cwrddsai fo/fe/hi	cwrdden ni, cwrddsen ni	cwrddech chi, cwrddsech chi	cwrdden nhw, cwrddsen nhw
preterite	cwrddais i, cwrddes i	cwrddaist ti, cwrddest ti	cwrddodd o/e/hi	cwrddon ni	cwrddoch chi	cwrddon nhw
imperative	—	cwrdda	—	—	cwrddwch	—

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

Noun

cwrdd m (plural cyrddau)

1. meeting

   Synonym: cyfarfod

2. assembly, congregation

   Synonym: cynulleidfa

Mutation

Mutated forms of cwrdd

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cwrdd	gwrdd	nghwrdd	chwrdd

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