camarwain

Welsh

Etymology

cam- (mis-) +‎ arwain (to guide).

Pronunciation

Verb

camarwain (first-person singular present camarweiniaf)

  1. to mislead, to misguide, to misinform, to deceive
    Synonyms: camgyfarwyddo, camhysbysu, twyllo

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future camarweinia i,
camarweiniaf i
camarweini di camarweinith o/e/hi,
camarweiniff e/hi
camarweiniwn ni camarweiniwch chi camarweinian nhw
conditional camarweiniwn i,
camarweiniswn i
camarweiniet ti,
camarweiniset ti
camarweiniai fo/fe/hi,
camarweinisai fo/fe/hi
camarweinien ni,
camarweinisen ni
camarweiniech chi,
camarweinisech chi
camarweinien nhw,
camarweinisen nhw
preterite camarweiniais i,
camarweinies i
camarweiniaist ti,
camarweiniest ti
camarweiniodd o/e/hi camarweinion ni camarweinioch chi camarweinion nhw
imperative camarweinia camarweiniwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of camarwain
radical soft nasal aspirate
camarwain gamarwain nghamarwain chamarwain

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