mwytho

Welsh

Etymology

mwyth (“soft”) +‎ -o

Pronunciation

Verb

mwytho (first-person singular present mwythaf)

  1. to pet, stroke, caress
    Synonym: anwylo

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future mwythaf mwythi mwyth, mwytha mwythwn mwythwch mwythant mwythir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 mwythwn mwythit mwythai mwythem mwythech mwythent mwythid
preterite mwythais mwythaist mwythodd mwythasom mwythasoch mwythasant mwythwyd
pluperfect mwythaswn mwythasit mwythasai mwythasem mwythasech mwythasent mwythasid, mwythesid
present subjunctive mwythwyf mwythych mwytho mwythom mwythoch mwythont mwyther
imperative — mwyth, mwytha mwythed mwythwn mwythwch mwythent mwyther
verbal noun mwytho
verbal adjectives mwythedig
mwythadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future mwytha i, mwythaf i mwythi di mwythith o/e/hi, mwythiff e/hi mwythwn ni mwythwch chi mwythan nhw
conditional mwythwn i, mwythswn i mwythet ti, mwythset ti mwythai fo/fe/hi, mwythsai fo/fe/hi mwythen ni, mwythsen ni mwythech chi, mwythsech chi mwythen nhw, mwythsen nhw
preterite mwythais i, mwythes i mwythaist ti, mwythest ti mwythodd o/e/hi mwython ni mwythoch chi mwython nhw
imperative — mwytha — — mwythwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
mwytho fwytho unchanged unchanged
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), “mwytho”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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