dofi

See also: dofí

Icelandic

Etymology

Back-formation from dofinn (“numb, dead, stupid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔːvɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɔːvɪ

Noun

dofi m (genitive singular dofa, no plural)

1. numbness
2. paresthesia

   Synonym: doði

Declension

Declension of dofi (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	dofi	dofinn
accusative	dofa	dofann
dative	dofa	dofanum
genitive	dofa	dofans

Derived terms

• náladofi (“pins and needles”)

Welsh

Etymology

dof +‎ -i

Verb

dofi (first-person singular present dofaf)

1. to tame, to calm, to domesticate

   Synonyms: gwarhau, ffrwyno

Conjugation

Conjugation of dofi (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	dofiaf	dofi	dofi, dofia	dofiwn	dofiwch	dofiant	dofir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional	dofiwn	dofit	dofiai	dofiem	dofiech	dofient	dofid
preterite	dofiais	dofiaist	dofiodd	dofiasom	dofiasoch	dofiasant	dofiwyd
pluperfect	dofiaswn	dofiasit	dofiasai	dofiasem	dofiasech	dofiasent	dofiasid, dofiesid
present subjunctive	dofiwyf	dofiech	dofio	dofiom	dofioch	dofiont	dofier
imperative	—	dofi, dofia	dofied	dofiwn	dofiwch	dofient	dofier
verbal noun	dofi
verbal adjectives	dofiedig dofiadwy

Conjugation of dofi (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	dofa i, dofaf i	dofi di	dofith o/e/hi, dofiff e/hi	dofwn ni	dofwch chi	dofan nhw
conditional	dofwn i, dofswn i	dofet ti, dofset ti	dofai fo/fe/hi, dofsai fo/fe/hi	dofen ni, dofsen ni	dofech chi, dofsech chi	dofen nhw, dofsen nhw
preterite	dofais i, dofes i	dofaist ti, dofest ti	dofodd o/e/hi	dofon ni	dofoch chi	dofon nhw
imperative	—	dofa	—	—	dofwch	—

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

Derived terms

• diddofi (“untameable, wild”)
• dofiad (“taming, domestication”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dofi

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dofi	ddofi	nofi	unchanged

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