enwi

Welsh

Etymology

From enw (“name”) +‎ -i.

Verb

enwi (first-person singular present enwaf)

  1. (transitive) to call, to name

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future enwaf enwi enwa enwn enwch enwant enwir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional enwn enwit enwai enwem enwech enwent enwid
preterite enwais enwaist enwodd enwasom enwasoch enwasant enwyd
pluperfect enwaswn enwasit enwasai enwasem enwasech enwasent enwasid, enwesid
present subjunctive enwyf enwych enwo enwom enwoch enwont enwer
imperative — enwa enwed enwn enwch enwent enwer
verbal noun enwi
verbal adjectives enwedig
enwadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future enwa i,
enwaf i 		enwi di enwith o/e/hi,
enwiff e/hi 		enwn ni enwch chi enwan nhw
conditional enwn i,
enwswn i 		enwet ti,
enwset ti 		enwai fo/fe/hi,
enwsai fo/fe/hi 		enwen ni,
enwsen ni 		enwech chi,
enwsech chi 		enwen nhw,
enwsen nhw
preterite enwais i,
enwes i 		enwaist ti,
enwest ti 		enwodd o/e/hi enwon ni enwoch chi enwon nhw
imperative — enwa — — enwch —

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

Derived terms

  • enwad (“denomination”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of enwi
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
enwi unchanged unchanged henwi

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