taflodoli

Welsh

Etymology

From taflodol (“palatal”) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌtavlɔˈdɔlɪ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌtavlɔˈdoːli/, /ˌtavlɔˈdɔli/
  • Rhymes: -ɔlɪ

Verb

taflodoli (first-person singular present taflodolaf)

  1. to palatalise
    Taflodolir rhai cytseiniaid yn nhafodiaith y canolbarth.
    Some consonants are palatalised in the mid-Wales dialect of Welsh.

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future taflodolaf taflodoli taflodola taflodolwn taflodolwch taflodolant taflodolir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 taflodolwn taflodolit taflodolai taflodolem taflodolech taflodolent taflodolid
preterite taflodolais taflodolaist taflodolodd taflodolasom taflodolasoch taflodolasant taflodolwyd
pluperfect taflodolaswn taflodolasit taflodolasai taflodolasem taflodolasech taflodolasent taflodolasid, taflodolesid
present subjunctive taflodolwyf taflodolych taflodolo taflodolom taflodoloch taflodolont taflodoler
imperative — -, taflodola taflodoled taflodolwn taflodolwch taflodolent taflodoler
verbal noun taflodoli
verbal adjectives taflodoledig
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future taflodola i, taflodolaf i taflodoli di taflodolith o/e/hi, taflodoliff e/hi taflodolwn ni taflodolwch chi taflodolan nhw
conditional taflodolwn i, taflodolswn i taflodolet ti, taflodolset ti taflodolai fo/fe/hi, taflodolsai fo/fe/hi taflodolen ni, taflodolsen ni taflodolech chi, taflodolsech chi taflodolen nhw, taflodolsen nhw
preterite taflodolais i, taflodoles i taflodolaist ti, taflodolest ti taflodolodd o/e/hi taflodolon ni taflodoloch chi taflodolon nhw
imperative — taflodola — — taflodolwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
taflodoli daflodoli nhaflodoli thaflodoli
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “taflodoli”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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