ofni

Icelandic

Noun

ofni

1. indefinite dative singular of ofn

Welsh

Etymology

From ofn +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔvni/
• Rhymes: -ɔvni

Verb

ofni (first-person singular present ofnaf)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to fear
2. (transitive) to frighten

Conjugation

Conjugation of ofni (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	ofnaf	ofni	ofna	ofnwn	ofnwch	ofnant	ofnir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	ofnwn	ofnit	ofnai	ofnem	ofnech	ofnent	ofnid
preterite	ofnais	ofnaist	ofnodd	ofnasom	ofnasoch	ofnasant	ofnwyd
pluperfect	ofnaswn	ofnasit	ofnasai	ofnasem	ofnasech	ofnasent	ofnasid, ofnesid
present subjunctive	ofnwyf	ofnych	ofno	ofnom	ofnoch	ofnont	ofner
imperative	—	ofna	ofned	ofnwn	ofnwch	ofnent	ofner
verbal noun	ofni
verbal adjectives	ofnedig ofnadwy

Conjugation of ofni (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	ofna i, ofnaf i	ofni di	ofnith o/e/hi, ofniff e/hi	ofnwn ni	ofnwch chi	ofnan nhw
conditional	ofnwn i, ofnswn i	ofnet ti, ofnset ti	ofnai fo/fe/hi, ofnsai fo/fe/hi	ofnen ni, ofnsen ni	ofnech chi, ofnsech chi	ofnen nhw, ofnsen nhw
preterite	ofnais i, ofnes i	ofnaist ti, ofnest ti	ofnodd o/e/hi	ofnon ni	ofnoch chi	ofnon nhw
imperative	—	ofna	—	—	ofnwch	—

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

Derived terms

• ofnadwy (“terrible, frightful”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ofni

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ofni	unchanged	unchanged	hofni

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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