Nominal Forms
Verb noun:
gafael
Verbal adjectives:
gafaeledig; gafaeladwy
Indicative
Present / Future
| Sg.1 | gafaelaf |
| Sg.2 | gafaeli |
| Sg.3 | gafael; gafaela |
| Pl.1 | gafaelwn |
| Pl.2 | gafaelwch |
| Pl.3 | gafaelant |
| Impersonal | gafaelir |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | gafaelais |
| Sg.2 | gafaelaist |
| Sg.3 | gafaelodd |
| Pl.1 | gafaelasom |
| Pl.2 | gafaelasoch |
| Pl.3 | gafaelasant |
| Impersonal | gafaelwyd |
Pluperfect
| Sg.1 | gafaelaswn |
| Sg.2 | gafaelasit |
| Sg.3 | gafaelasai |
| Pl.1 | gafaelasem |
| Pl.2 | gafaelasech |
| Pl.3 | gafaelasent |
| Impersonal | gafaelasid; gafaelesid |
Imperfect (Indicative/Subjunctive)
| Sg.1 | gafaelwn |
| Sg.2 | gafaelit |
| Sg.3 | gafaelai |
| Pl.1 | gafaelem |
| Pl.2 | gafaelech |
| Pl.3 | gafaelent |
| Impersonal | gafaelid |
Subjunctive
Present
| Sg.1 | gafaelwyf |
| Sg.2 | gafaelych |
| Sg.3 | gafaelo |
| Pl.1 | gafaelom |
| Pl.2 | gafaeloch |
| Pl.3 | gafaelont |
| Impersonal | gafaeler |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | gafael; gafaela |
| Sg.3 | gafaeled |
| Pl.1 | gafaelwn |
| Pl.2 | gafaelwch |
| Pl.3 | gafaelent |
| Impersonal | gafaeler |
Colloquial Forms
Future
| Sg.1 | gafaela i; gafaelaf i |
| Sg.2 | gafaeli di |
| Sg.3 | gafaelith o; gafaeliff e |
| Pl.1 | gafaelwn ni |
| Pl.2 | gafaelwch chi |
| Pl.3 | gafaelan nhw |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | gafaelais i; gafaeles i |
| Sg.2 | gafaelaist ti; gafaelest ti |
| Sg.3 | gafaelodd o |
| Pl.1 | gafaelon ni |
| Pl.2 | gafaeloch chi |
| Pl.3 | gafaelon nhw |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | gafaelwn i; gafaelswn i |
| Sg.2 | gafaelet ti; gafaelset ti |
| Sg.3 | gafaelai fo; gafaelsai fo |
| Pl.1 | gafaelen ni; gafaelsen ni |
| Pl.2 | gafaelech chi; gafaelsech chi |
| Pl.3 | gafaelen nhw; gafaelsen nhw |
Verbs conjugated like 'gafael'
ymddiried,
perthyn,
gwarchod,
gwarchae,
lled-orwedd,
gorwedd,
dychryn,
camesgor,
dewis,
esgor,
achub,
arfer,
cwrdd,
ymddeol,
ymochel,
dynwared,
dymchwel,
achwyn,
gafael,
gochel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'gafael'
gadael,
atal,
ffaelu,
gofalu,
ymadael,
ymrafael,
adara,
addef,
adfer,
afleoli,
Translations
Etymology
From Middle Welsh gauael, from Proto-Brythonic *gaβaɨl, from Proto-Celtic *gabaglā (compare Cornish gavel, Old Breton gabael, Old Irish gabál), verbal noun of *gabyeti (“to take, hold”) (compare Old Irish gaibid), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰ- (compare Latin habeō, German geben). See: Cornish '
gavel', Old Irish '
gaibid', Latin '
habeō', German, old spelling '
geben'.
Verbs referencing "gafael"
Scots Gaelic
fàg, Irish
fág, Old Irish
gaibid.
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