anobeithio

Welsh

Etymology

Analysable as either anobaith +‎ -io or an- +‎ gobeithio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌanɔˈbei̯θjɔ/

Verb

anobeithio (first-person singular present anobeithiaf)

  1. (intransitive, with preposition am) to despair, to lose hope
    Synonym: digalonni

Conjugation

Conjugation of anobeithio (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future anobeithiaf anobeithi anobeithia anobeithiwn anobeithiwch anobeithiant anobeithir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional anobeithiwn anobeithit anobeithiai anobeithiem anobeithiech anobeithient anobeithid
preterite anobeithiais anobeithiaist anobeithiodd anobeithiasom anobeithiasoch anobeithiasant anobeithiwyd
pluperfect anobeithiaswn anobeithiasit anobeithiasai anobeithiasem anobeithiasech anobeithiasent anobeithiasid, anobeithiesid
present subjunctive anobeithiwyf anobeithiech anobeithio anobeithiom anobeithioch anobeithiont anobeithier
imperative anobeithia anobeithied anobeithiwn anobeithiwch anobeithient anobeithier
verbal noun anobeithio
verbal adjectives anobeithiedig
anobeithiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future anobeithia i,
anobeithiaf i
anobeithi di anobeithith o/e/hi,
anobeithiff e/hi
anobeithiwn ni anobeithiwch chi anobeithian nhw
conditional anobeithiwn i,
anobeithswn i
anobeithiet ti,
anobeithset ti
anobeithiai fo/fe/hi,
anobeithsai fo/fe/hi
anobeithien ni,
anobeithsen ni
anobeithiech chi,
anobeithsech chi
anobeithien nhw,
anobeithsen nhw
preterite anobeithiais i,
anobeithies i
anobeithiaist ti,
anobeithiest ti
anobeithiodd o/e/hi anobeithion ni anobeithioch chi anobeithion nhw
imperative anobeithia anobeithiwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of anobeithio
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
anobeithio unchanged unchanged hanobeithio

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