hofran
Welsh
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editVerb
edithofran (first-person singular present hofraf or hofrannaf, not mutable)
- to hover
Conjugation
editConjugation (literary)
singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
present indicative/future | hofraf | hofri | hofr, hofra | hofrwn | hofrwch | hofrant | hofrir | |
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
hofrwn | hofrit | hofrai | hofrem | hofrech | hofrent | hofrid | |
preterite | hofrais | hofraist | hofrodd | hofrasom | hofrasoch | hofrasant | hofrwyd | |
pluperfect | hofraswn | hofrasit | hofrasai | hofrasem | hofrasech | hofrasent | hofrasid, hofresid | |
present subjunctive | hofrwyf | hofrych | hofro | hofrom | hofroch | hofront | hofrer | |
imperative | — | hofr, hofra | hofred | hofrwn | hofrwch | hofrent | hofrer | |
verbal noun | hofran | |||||||
verbal adjectives | hofredig hofradwy |
Conjugation (literary)
singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
present indicative/future | hofrannaf | hofranni | hofran, hofranna | hofrannwn | hofrannwch | hofrannant | hofrannir | |
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
hofrannwn | hofrannit | hofrannai | hofrannem | hofrannech | hofrannent | hofrannid | |
preterite | hofrannais | hofrannaist | hofrannodd | hofranasom | hofranasoch | hofranasant | hofrannwyd | |
pluperfect | hofranaswn | hofranasit | hofranasai | hofranasem | hofranasech | hofranasent | hofranasid, hofranesid | |
present subjunctive | hofrannwyf | hofrannych | hofranno | hofrannom | hofrannoch | hofrannont | hofranner | |
imperative | — | hofran, hofranna | hofranned | hofrannwn | hofrannwch | hofrannent | hofranner | |
verbal noun | hofran | |||||||
verbal adjectives | hofranedig hofranadwy |
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |
future | hofranna i, hofrannaf i | hofranni di | hofrannith o/e/hi, hofranniff e/hi | hofrannwn ni | hofrannwch chi | hofrannan nhw |
conditional | hofrannwn i, hofrannswn i | hofrannet ti, hofrannset ti | hofrannai fo/fe/hi, hofrannsai fo/fe/hi | hofrannen ni, hofrannsen ni | hofrannech chi, hofrannsech chi | hofrannen nhw, hofrannsen nhw |
preterite | hofrannais i, hofrannes i | hofrannaist ti, hofrannest ti | hofrannodd o/e/hi | hofrannon ni | hofrannoch chi | hofrannon nhw |
imperative | — | hofranna | — | — | hofrannwch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. |
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hofraf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies