anadlu

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • analu, anhedlu, anadlo

Etymology

From anadl (breath) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

anadlu (first-person singular present anadlaf)

  1. to breathe, to respire

Conjugation

Conjugation of anadlu (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future anadlaf anedli anadla anadlwn anedlwch, anadlwch anadlant anedlir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
anadlwn anadlit anadlai anadlem anadlech anadlent anedlid
preterite anedlais anedlaist anadlodd anadlasom anadlasoch anadlasant anadlwyd
pluperfect anadlaswn anadlasit anadlasai anadlasem anadlasech anadlasent anadlasid, anadlesid
present subjunctive anadlwyf anedlych anadlo anadlom anadloch anadlont anadler
imperative anadla, anadla anadled anadlwn anedlwch, anadlwch anadlent anadler
verbal noun anadlu
verbal adjectives anadledig
anadladwy
Conjugation of anadlu (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future anadla i,
anadlaf i
anadli di anadlith o/e/hi,
anadliff e/hi
anadlwn ni anadlwch chi anadlan nhw
conditional anadlwn i,
anadlswn i
anadlet ti,
anadlset ti
anadlai fo/fe/hi,
anadlsai fo/fe/hi
anadlen ni,
anadlsen ni
anadlech chi,
anadlsech chi
anadlen nhw,
anadlsen nhw
preterite anadlais i,
anadles i
anadlaist ti,
anadlest ti
anadlodd o/e/hi anadlon ni anadloch chi anadlon nhw
imperative anadla anadlwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of anadlu
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
anadlu unchanged unchanged hanadlu

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “breathe”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “anadlu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “anadlu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies