Nominal Forms
Verb noun:
methu
Verbal adjectives:
methedig; methadwy
Indicative
Present / Future
| Sg.1 | methaf |
| Sg.2 | methi |
| Sg.3 | metha |
| Pl.1 | methwn |
| Pl.2 | methwch |
| Pl.3 | methant |
| Impersonal | methir |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | methais |
| Sg.2 | methaist |
| Sg.3 | methodd |
| Pl.1 | methasom |
| Pl.2 | methasoch |
| Pl.3 | methasant |
| Impersonal | methwyd |
Pluperfect
| Sg.1 | methaswn |
| Sg.2 | methasit |
| Sg.3 | methasai |
| Pl.1 | methasem |
| Pl.2 | methasech |
| Pl.3 | methasent |
| Impersonal | methasid; methesid |
Imperfect (Indicative/Subjunctive)
| Sg.1 | methwn |
| Sg.2 | methit |
| Sg.3 | methai |
| Pl.1 | methem |
| Pl.2 | methech |
| Pl.3 | methent |
| Impersonal | methid |
Subjunctive
Present
| Sg.1 | methwyf |
| Sg.2 | methych |
| Sg.3 | metho |
| Pl.1 | methom |
| Pl.2 | methoch |
| Pl.3 | methont |
| Impersonal | mether |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | metha |
| Sg.3 | methed |
| Pl.1 | methwn |
| Pl.2 | methwch |
| Pl.3 | methent |
| Impersonal | mether |
Colloquial Forms
Future
| Sg.1 | metha i; methaf i |
| Sg.2 | methi di |
| Sg.3 | methith o; methiff e |
| Pl.1 | methwn ni |
| Pl.2 | methwch chi |
| Pl.3 | methan nhw |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | methais i; methes i |
| Sg.2 | methaist ti; methest ti |
| Sg.3 | methodd o |
| Pl.1 | methon ni |
| Pl.2 | methoch chi |
| Pl.3 | methon nhw |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | methwn i; methswn i |
| Sg.2 | methet ti; methset ti |
| Sg.3 | methai fo; methsai fo |
| Pl.1 | methen ni; methsen ni |
| Pl.2 | methech chi; methsech chi |
| Pl.3 | methen nhw; methsen nhw |
Verbs conjugated like 'methu'
adnewyddu,
sathru,
saethu,
arbelydru,
gwrthwynebu,
pelydru,
merthyru,
datgelu,
sefydlu,
addunedu,
disbyddu,
dadocsigenu,
trafferthu,
atgenhedlu,
diogelu,
diddymu,
dirmygu,
efengylu,
gwanychu,
cenhedlu, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'methu'
maethu,
amaethu,
meddu,
medru,
nythu,
pechu,
plethu,
saethu,
trethu,
aberthu,
Translations
fail, be unsuccessful
Etymology
meth (“failure”) + -u. Cf. Old Irish methaid. Ultimately from *mettom, a geminate form of Proto-Celtic *metom.
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