tewi

Welsh

Etymology

From taw +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛu̯.i/

Verb

tewi (first-person singular present tawaf)

  1. to be silent
    Synonym: bod yn dawel

Conjugation

Conjugation of tewi (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future tawaf tewi tau, tawa tawn tewch tawant tewir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional tawn tawit tawai tawem tawech tawent tewid
preterite tewais tewaist tawodd tawsom tawsoch tawsant tawyd
pluperfect tawswn tawsit tawsai tawsem tawsech tawsent tawsid, tewsid
present subjunctive tawyf tewych tawo tawom tawoch tawont tawer
imperative — taw tawed tawn tewch tawent tawer
verbal noun tewi
verbal adjectives tawedig
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future tawa i,
tawaf i 		tawi di tawith o/e/hi,
tawiff e/hi 		tawn ni tawch chi tawan nhw
conditional tawn i,
tawswn i 		tawet ti,
tawset ti 		tawai fo/fe/hi,
tawsai fo/fe/hi 		tawen ni,
tawsen ni 		tawech chi,
tawsech chi 		tawen nhw,
tawsen nhw
preterite tawais i,
tawes i 		tawaist ti,
tawest ti 		tawodd o/e/hi tawon ni tawoch chi tawon nhw
imperative — tawa — — tawch —

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

Derived terms

  • distewi (“to quieten, to silence”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of tewi
radical soft nasal aspirate
tewi dewi nhewi thewi

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

Further reading

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