Nominal Forms
Verb noun:
maethu
Verbal adjectives:
maethedig; maethadwy
Indicative
Present / Future
| Sg.1 | maethaf |
| Sg.2 | maethi |
| Sg.3 | maetha |
| Pl.1 | maethwn |
| Pl.2 | maethwch |
| Pl.3 | maethant |
| Impersonal | maethir |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | maethais |
| Sg.2 | maethaist |
| Sg.3 | maethodd |
| Pl.1 | maethasom |
| Pl.2 | maethasoch |
| Pl.3 | maethasant |
| Impersonal | maethwyd |
Pluperfect
| Sg.1 | maethaswn |
| Sg.2 | maethasit |
| Sg.3 | maethasai |
| Pl.1 | maethasem |
| Pl.2 | maethasech |
| Pl.3 | maethasent |
| Impersonal | maethasid; maethesid |
Imperfect (Indicative/Subjunctive)
| Sg.1 | maethwn |
| Sg.2 | maethit |
| Sg.3 | maethai |
| Pl.1 | maethem |
| Pl.2 | maethech |
| Pl.3 | maethent |
| Impersonal | maethid |
Subjunctive
Present
| Sg.1 | maethwyf |
| Sg.2 | maethych |
| Sg.3 | maetho |
| Pl.1 | maethom |
| Pl.2 | maethoch |
| Pl.3 | maethont |
| Impersonal | maether |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | maetha |
| Sg.3 | maethed |
| Pl.1 | maethwn |
| Pl.2 | maethwch |
| Pl.3 | maethent |
| Impersonal | maether |
Colloquial Forms
Future
| Sg.1 | maetha i; maethaf i |
| Sg.2 | maethi di |
| Sg.3 | maethith o; maethiff e |
| Pl.1 | maethwn ni |
| Pl.2 | maethwch chi |
| Pl.3 | maethan nhw |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | maethais i; maethes i |
| Sg.2 | maethaist ti; maethest ti |
| Sg.3 | maethodd o |
| Pl.1 | maethon ni |
| Pl.2 | maethoch chi |
| Pl.3 | maethon nhw |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | maethwn i; maethswn i |
| Sg.2 | maethet ti; maethset ti |
| Sg.3 | maethai fo; maethsai fo |
| Pl.1 | maethen ni; maethsen ni |
| Pl.2 | maethech chi; maethsech chi |
| Pl.3 | maethen nhw; maethsen nhw |
Verbs conjugated like 'maethu'
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 'maethu'
amaethu,
methu,
saethu,
maeddu,
plethu,
tarthu,
traethu,
trethu,
aberthu,
bachu,
Translations
foster, to nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child
nourish, to feed and cause to grow
Etymology
From maeth (“nourishment; nurture”) + -u.
Verbs referencing "maethu"
Cornish
meythrin.
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