arfarnu

Welsh

Etymology

From ar- +‎ barnu (to judge).

Pronunciation

Verb

arfarnu (first-person singular present arfarnaf)

  1. to evaluate, to appraise
    Synonyms: gwerthuso, asesu

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future arfarnaf arferni arfarna arfarnwn arfernwch, arfarnwch arfarnant arfernir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
arfarnwn arfarnit arfarnai arfarnem arfarnech arfarnent arfernid
preterite arfernais arfernaist arfarnodd arfarnasom arfarnasoch arfarnasant arfarnwyd
pluperfect arfarnaswn arfarnasit arfarnasai arfarnasem arfarnasech arfarnasent arfarnasid, arfarnesid
present subjunctive arfarnwyf arfernych arfarno arfarnom arfarnoch arfarnont arfarner
imperative arfarna arfarned arfarnwn arfernwch, arfarnwch arfarnent arfarner
verbal noun arfarnu
verbal adjectives arfarnedig
arfarnadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future arfarna i,
arfarnaf i
arfarni di arfarnith o/e/hi,
arfarniff e/hi
arfarnwn ni arfarnwch chi arfarnan nhw
conditional arfarnwn i,
arfarnswn i
arfarnet ti,
arfarnset ti
arfarnai fo/fe/hi,
arfarnsai fo/fe/hi
arfarnen ni,
arfarnsen ni
arfarnech chi,
arfarnsech chi
arfarnen nhw,
arfarnsen nhw
preterite arfarnais i,
arfarnes i
arfarnaist ti,
arfarnest ti
arfarnodd o/e/hi arfarnon ni arfarnoch chi arfarnon nhw
imperative arfarna arfarnwch

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

Derived terms

  • arfarniad (evaluation)
  • arfarnol (evalulative)
  • arfarnwr (evaluator)

Mutation

Mutated forms of arfarnu
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
arfarnu unchanged unchanged harfarnu

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