perffeithio

Welsh

Etymology

perffaith (“perfect”) +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

Verb

perffeithio (first-person singular present perffeithiaf)

  1. to perfect
    Synonyms: coethi, cywreinio, caboli

Conjugation

Conjugation of perffeithio (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future perffeithiaf perffeithi perffeithi, perffeithia perffeithiwn perffeithiwch perffeithiant perffeithir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional perffeithiwn perffeithit perffeithiai perffeithiem perffeithiech perffeithient perffeithid
preterite perffeithiais perffeithiaist perffeithiodd perffeithiasom perffeithiasoch perffeithiasant perffeithiwyd
pluperfect perffeithiaswn perffeithiasit perffeithiasai perffeithiasem perffeithiasech perffeithiasent perffeithiasid, perffeithiesid
present subjunctive perffeithiwyf perffeithiech perffeithio perffeithiom perffeithioch perffeithiont perffeithier
imperative — perffeithi, perffeithia perffeithied perffeithiwn perffeithiwch perffeithient perffeithier
verbal noun perffeithio
verbal adjectives perffeithiedig
perffeithiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future perffeithia i,
perffeithiaf i 		perffeithi di perffeithith o/e/hi,
perffeithiff e/hi 		perffeithiwn ni perffeithiwch chi perffeithian nhw
conditional perffeithiwn i,
perffeithswn i 		perffeithiet ti,
perffeithset ti 		perffeithiai fo/fe/hi,
perffeithsai fo/fe/hi 		perffeithien ni,
perffeithsen ni 		perffeithiech chi,
perffeithsech chi 		perffeithien nhw,
perffeithsen nhw
preterite perffeithiais i,
perffeithies i 		perffeithiaist ti,
perffeithiest ti 		perffeithiodd o/e/hi perffeithion ni perffeithioch chi perffeithion nhw
imperative — perffeithia — — perffeithiwch —

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of perffeithio
radical soft nasal aspirate
perffeithio berffeithio mherffeithio pherffeithio

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “perffeithio”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “perffeithio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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