gaeafu

Welsh

Alternative forms

• gaeafa

Etymology

From gaeaf (“winter”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡeɨ̯ˈavɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡei̯ˈa(ː)vi/

Verb

gaeafu (first-person singular present gaeafaf)

1. to overwinter
2. to hibernate

   Synonym: gaeafgysgu

Conjugation

Conjugation of gaeafu (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	gaeafaf	gaeafi	gaeafa	gaeafwn	gaeafwch	gaeafant	gaeafir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	gaeafwn	gaeafit	gaeafai	gaeafem	gaeafech	gaeafent	gaeafid
preterite	gaeafais	gaeafaist	gaeafodd	gaeafasom	gaeafasoch	gaeafasant	gaeafwyd
pluperfect	gaeafaswn	gaeafasit	gaeafasai	gaeafasem	gaeafasech	gaeafasent	gaeafasid, gaeafesid
present subjunctive	gaeafwyf	gaeafych	gaeafo	gaeafom	gaeafoch	gaeafont	gaeafer
imperative	—	gaeafa	gaeafed	gaeafwn	gaeafwch	gaeafent	gaeafer
verbal noun	gaeafu
verbal adjectives	gaeafedig gaeafadwy

Conjugation of gaeafu (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	gaeafa i, gaeafaf i	gaeafi di	gaeafith o/e/hi, gaeafiff e/hi	gaeafwn ni	gaeafwch chi	gaeafan nhw
conditional	gaeafwn i, gaeafswn i	gaeafet ti, gaeafset ti	gaeafai fo/fe/hi, gaeafsai fo/fe/hi	gaeafen ni, gaeafsen ni	gaeafech chi, gaeafsech chi	gaeafen nhw, gaeafsen nhw
preterite	gaeafais i, gaeafes i	gaeafaist ti, gaeafest ti	gaeafodd o/e/hi	gaeafon ni	gaeafoch chi	gaeafon nhw
imperative	—	gaeafa	—	—	gaeafwch	—

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

Coordinate terms

• hafu (“to summer”)

Related terms

• hendrefa (“to live in a winter abode”)

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “gaeafu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gaeafu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies