brathu

Welsh

Etymology

brath (“bite, wound”) +‎ -u

Pronunciation

Verb

brathu (first-person singular present brathaf)

  1. to bite, to sting
    Synonyms: cnoi, pigo
    Brathodd y nadroedd y bobl a bu farw llawer iawn ohonyn nhw.
    The snakes bit the people and very many of them died.
  2. to stab, to wound
    Synonym: gwanu

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future brathaf brethi bratha brathwn brethwch, brathwch brathant brethir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		brathwn brathit brathai brathem brathech brathent brethid
preterite brethais brethaist brathodd brathasom brathasoch brathasant brathwyd
pluperfect brathaswn brathasit brathasai brathasem brathasech brathasent brathasid, brathesid
present subjunctive brathwyf brethych bratho brathom brathoch brathont brather
imperative — bratha brathed brathwn brethwch, brathwch brathent brather
verbal noun brathu
verbal adjectives brathedig
brathadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future bratha i,
brathaf i 		brathi di brathith o/e/hi,
brathiff e/hi 		brathwn ni brathwch chi brathan nhw
conditional brathwn i,
brathswn i 		brathet ti,
brathset ti 		brathai fo/fe/hi,
brathsai fo/fe/hi 		brathen ni,
brathsen ni 		brathech chi,
brathsech chi 		brathen nhw,
brathsen nhw
preterite brathais i,
brathes i 		brathaist ti,
brathest ti 		brathodd o/e/hi brathon ni brathoch chi brathon nhw
imperative — bratha — — brathwch —

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

Derived terms

  • brathiad (“bite”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of brathu
radical soft nasal aspirate
brathu frathu mrathu unchanged

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), “bite”, 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), “brathu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “brathu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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