saethu

Welsh

Etymology

From saeth (“arrow”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

saethu (first-person singular present saethaf, not mutable)

  1. ambitransitive to shoot

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future saethaf saethi saetha saethwn saethwch saethant saethir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 saethwn saethit saethai saethem saethech saethent saethid
preterite saethais saethaist saethodd saethasom saethasoch saethasant saethwyd
pluperfect saethaswn saethasit saethasai saethasem saethasech saethasent saethasid, saethesid
present subjunctive saethwyf saethych saetho saethom saethoch saethont saether
imperative — saetha saethed saethwn saethwch saethent saether
verbal noun saethu
verbal adjectives saethedig
saethadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future saetha i, saethaf i saethi di saethith o/e/hi, saethiff e/hi saethwn ni saethwch chi saethan nhw
conditional saethwn i, saethswn i saethet ti, saethset ti saethai fo/fe/hi, saethsai fo/fe/hi saethen ni, saethsen ni saethech chi, saethsech chi saethen nhw, saethsen nhw
preterite saethais i, saethes i saethaist ti, saethest ti saethodd o/e/hi saethon ni saethoch chi saethon nhw
imperative — saetha — — saethwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • saethiad m (“shot”)
  • saethwr m (“shooter”)

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