ffermio

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • ffarmio

Etymology

From fferm +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛrmjɔ/

Verb

ffermio (first-person singular present ffermiaf, not mutable)

  1. (intransitive or transitive) to farm

Conjugation

Conjugation of ffermio (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ffermiaf ffermi ffermia ffermiwn ffermiwch ffermiant ffermir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional ffermiwn ffermit ffermiai ffermiem ffermiech ffermient ffermid
preterite ffermiais ffermiaist ffermiodd ffermiasom ffermiasoch ffermiasant ffermiwyd
pluperfect ffermiaswn ffermiasit ffermiasai ffermiasem ffermiasech ffermiasent ffermiasid, ffermiesid
present subjunctive ffermiwyf ffermiech ffermio ffermiom ffermioch ffermiont ffermier
imperative ffermia ffermied ffermiwn ffermiwch ffermient ffermier
verbal noun ffermio
verbal adjectives ffermiedig
ffermiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future ffermia i,
ffermiaf i
ffermi di ffermith o/e/hi,
ffermiff e/hi
ffermiwn ni ffermiwch chi ffermian nhw
conditional ffermiwn i,
ffermswn i
ffermiet ti,
ffermset ti
ffermiai fo/fe/hi,
ffermsai fo/fe/hi
ffermien ni,
ffermsen ni
ffermiech chi,
ffermsech chi
ffermien nhw,
ffermsen nhw
preterite ffermiais i,
ffermies i
ffermiaist ti,
ffermiest ti
ffermiodd o/e/hi ffermion ni ffermioch chi ffermion nhw
imperative ffermia ffermiwch

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

Derived terms

References

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