pregethu

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh pregethu. By surface analysis, pregeth +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /prɛˈɡɛθɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /prɛˈɡeːθi/, /prɛˈɡɛθi/
• Rhymes: -ɛθɨ̞

Verb

pregethu (first-person singular present pregethaf)

1. to preach (give a sermon)

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	pregethaf	pregethi	pregeth, pregetha	pregethwn	pregethwch	pregethant	pregethir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	pregethwn	pregethit	pregethai	pregethem	pregethech	pregethent	pregethid
preterite	pregethais	pregethaist	pregethodd	pregethasom	pregethasoch	pregethasant	pregethwyd
pluperfect	pregethaswn	pregethasit	pregethasai	pregethasem	pregethasech	pregethasent	pregethasid, pregethesid
present subjunctive	pregethwyf	pregethych	pregetho	pregethom	pregethoch	pregethont	pregether
imperative	—	pregeth, pregetha	pregethed	pregethwn	pregethwch	pregethent	pregether
verbal noun	pregethu
verbal adjectives	pregethedig pregethadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	pregetha i, pregethaf i	pregethi di	pregethith o/e/hi, pregethiff e/hi	pregethwn ni	pregethwch chi	pregethan nhw
conditional	pregethwn i, pregethswn i	pregethet ti, pregethset ti	pregethai fo/fe/hi, pregethsai fo/fe/hi	pregethen ni, pregethsen ni	pregethech chi, pregethsech chi	pregethen nhw, pregethsen nhw
preterite	pregethais i, pregethes i	pregethaist ti, pregethest ti	pregethodd o/e/hi	pregethon ni	pregethoch chi	pregethon nhw
imperative	—	pregetha	—	—	pregethwch	—

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

Derived terms

• pregethwr, pregethydd (“preacher”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of pregethu

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pregethu	bregethu	mhregethu	phregethu

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

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “pregethu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• Delyth Prys; J.P.M. Jones; Owain Davies; Gruffudd Prys (2006), Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎ (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pregethu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies