nabod

Welsh

Etymology

Clipping of adnabod.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈnabɔd/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈnaːbɔd/, /ˈnabɔd/
• Rhymes: -abɔd

Verb

nabod (first-person singular present nabyddaf, not mutable)

1. (colloquial) to know (be acquainted or familiar with).

   Synonym: (literary) adnabod

Usage notes

Only used of people and places, never facts. ‘To know’ a fact is gwybod.

In the literary language, adnabod is used, which means only “recognize” in the colloquial language.

Conjugation

Conjugation of nabod (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	nabydda i, nabyddaf i	nabyddi di	nabyddith o/e/hi, nabyddiff e/hi	nabyddwn ni	nabyddwch chi	nabyddan nhw
conditional	nabyddwn i	nabyddet ti	nabyddai fo/fe/hi	nabydden ni	nabyddech chi	nabydden nhw

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

References

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