saethu

Welsh

Etymology

From saeth (“arrow”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈseɨ̯θɨ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈsei̯θi/

Verb

saethu (first-person singular present saethaf, not mutable)

1. ambitransitive to shoot

Conjugation

Conjugation of saethu (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	saethaf	saethi	saetha	saethwn	saethwch	saethant	saethir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	saethwn	saethit	saethai	saethem	saethech	saethent	saethid
preterite	saethais	saethaist	saethodd	saethasom	saethasoch	saethasant	saethwyd
pluperfect	saethaswn	saethasit	saethasai	saethasem	saethasech	saethasent	saethasid, saethesid
present subjunctive	saethwyf	saethych	saetho	saethom	saethoch	saethont	saether
imperative	—	saetha	saethed	saethwn	saethwch	saethent	saether
verbal noun	saethu
verbal adjectives	saethedig saethadwy

Conjugation of saethu (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	saetha i, saethaf i	saethi di	saethith o/e/hi, saethiff e/hi	saethwn ni	saethwch chi	saethan nhw
conditional	saethwn i, saethswn i	saethet ti, saethset ti	saethai fo/fe/hi, saethsai fo/fe/hi	saethen ni, saethsen ni	saethech chi, saethsech chi	saethen nhw, saethsen nhw
preterite	saethais i, saethes i	saethaist ti, saethest ti	saethodd o/e/hi	saethon ni	saethoch chi	saethon nhw
imperative	—	saetha	—	—	saethwch	—

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

Derived terms

• saethiad m (“shot”)
• saethwr m (“shooter”)

Further reading

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