ymrafael

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • amrafael (noun)
  • ymrafaelio (verb)

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /əmˈravaɨ̯l/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /əmˈraːvai̯l/, /əmˈravai̯l/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /əmˈraːvɛl/, /əmˈravɛl/

Noun

ymrafael m (plural ymrafaelion)

  1. (obsolete) difference
    Synonym: gwahaniaeth
  2. contention, strife
    Synonyms: cynnen, anghydfod, ymryson, anghytundeb

Derived terms

Verb

ymrafael (first-person singular present ymrafaeliaf)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) to differ, to vary
    Synonym: gwahaniaethu
  2. (intransitive) to contend, to feud, to quarrel
    Synonyms: ymryson, cweryla, cynhennu, ffraeo, anghytuno

Conjugation

Conjugation of ymrafael (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ymrafaeliaf ymrafaeli ymrafaelia ymrafaeliwn ymrafaeliwch ymrafaeliant ymrafaelir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional ymrafaeliwn ymrafaelit ymrafaeliai ymrafaeliem ymrafaeliech ymrafaelient ymrafaelid
preterite ymrafaeliais ymrafaeliaist ymrafaeliodd ymrafaeliasom ymrafaeliasoch ymrafaeliasant ymrafaeliwyd
pluperfect ymrafaeliaswn ymrafaeliasit ymrafaeliasai ymrafaeliasem ymrafaeliasech ymrafaeliasent ymrafaeliasid, ymrafaeliesid
present subjunctive ymrafaeliwyf ymrafaeliech ymrafaelio ymrafaeliom ymrafaelioch ymrafaeliont ymrafaelier
imperative ymrafaelia ymrafaelied ymrafaeliwn ymrafaeliwch ymrafaelient ymrafaelier
verbal noun ymrafael
verbal adjectives ymrafaeliedig
ymrafaeliadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future ymrafaelia i,
ymrafaeliaf i
ymrafaeli di ymrafaelith o/e/hi,
ymrafaeliff e/hi
ymrafaeliwn ni ymrafaeliwch chi ymrafaelian nhw
conditional ymrafaeliwn i,
ymrafaeliswn i
ymrafaeliet ti,
ymrafaeliset ti
ymrafaeliai fo/fe/hi,
ymrafaelisai fo/fe/hi
ymrafaelien ni,
ymrafaelisen ni
ymrafaeliech chi,
ymrafaelisech chi
ymrafaelien nhw,
ymrafaelisen nhw
preterite ymrafaeliais i,
ymrafaelies i
ymrafaeliaist ti,
ymrafaeliest ti
ymrafaeliodd o/e/hi ymrafaelion ni ymrafaelioch chi ymrafaelion nhw
imperative ymrafaelia ymrafaeliwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of ymrafael
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ymrafael unchanged unchanged hymrafael

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), “ymrafael”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies