cyfiawnhau

Welsh

Etymology

From cyfiawn (“just, right”) +‎ -hau.

Pronunciation

Verb

cyfiawnhau (first-person singular present cyfiawnhaf)

  1. (transitive) to justify
  2. (transitive) to vindicate

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cyfiawnhaf cyfiawnhei cyfiawnha cyfiawnhawn cyfiawnhewch cyfiawnhânt cyfiawnheir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional cyfiawnhawn cyfiawnhait cyfiawnhâi cyfiawnhaem cyfiawnhaech cyfiawnhaent cyfiawnheid
preterite cyfiawnheais cyfiawnheaist cyfiawnhaodd cyfiawnhasom cyfiawnhasoch cyfiawnhasant cyfiawnhawyd
pluperfect cyfiawnhaswn cyfiawnhasit cyfiawnhasai cyfiawnhasem cyfiawnhasech cyfiawnhasent cyfiawnhasid, cyfiawnhesid
present subjunctive cyfiawnhawyf cyfiawnheych cyfiawnhao cyfiawnhaom cyfiawnhaoch cyfiawnhaont cyfiawnhaer
imperative — cyfiawnha cyfiawnhaed cyfiawnhawn cyfiawnhewch cyfiawnhaent cyfiawnhaer
verbal noun cyfiawnhau
verbal adjectives cyfiawnhedig
cyfiawnhadwy

Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cyfiawnhau gyfiawnhau nghyfiawnhau chyfiawnhau
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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