ofni
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Icelandic
[edit]Noun
[edit]ofni
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ofni (first-person singular present ofnaf)
- (transitive or intransitive) to fear
- (transitive) to frighten
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | ofnaf | ofni | ofna | ofnwn | ofnwch | ofnant | ofnir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
ofnwn | ofnit | ofnai | ofnem | ofnech | ofnent | ofnid | |
| preterite | ofnais | ofnaist | ofnodd | ofnasom | ofnasoch | ofnasant | ofnwyd | |
| pluperfect | ofnaswn | ofnasit | ofnasai | ofnasem | ofnasech | ofnasent | ofnasid, ofnesid | |
| present subjunctive | ofnwyf | ofnych | ofno | ofnom | ofnoch | ofnont | ofner | |
| imperative | — | ofna | ofned | ofnwn | ofnwch | ofnent | ofner | |
| verbal noun | ofni | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | ofnedig ofnadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | ofna i, ofnaf i | ofni di | ofnith o/e/hi, ofniff e/hi | ofnwn ni | ofnwch chi | ofnan nhw |
| conditional | ofnwn i, ofnswn i | ofnet ti, ofnset ti | ofnai fo/fe/hi, ofnsai fo/fe/hi | ofnen ni, ofnsen ni | ofnech chi, ofnsech chi | ofnen nhw, ofnsen nhw |
| preterite | ofnais i, ofnes i | ofnaist ti, ofnest ti | ofnodd o/e/hi | ofnon ni | ofnoch chi | ofnon nhw |
| imperative | — | ofna | — | — | ofnwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
[edit]- ofnadwy (“terrible, frightful”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ofni | unchanged | unchanged | hofni |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ofni”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies