noddi

Welsh

Etymology

From nawdd (“patronage, sponsorship”) +‎ -i

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔðɪ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈnoːði/, /ˈnɔði/

Verb

noddi (first-person singular present noddaf, not mutable)

1. to sponsor, to act as patron, to support

   Synonym: nawddogi

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	noddaf	noddi	nawdd, nodda	noddwn	noddwch	noddant	noddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	noddwn	noddit	noddai	noddem	noddech	noddent	noddid
preterite	noddais	noddaist	noddodd	noddasom	noddasoch	noddasant	noddwyd
pluperfect	noddaswn	noddasit	noddasai	noddasem	noddasech	noddasent	noddasid, noddesid
present subjunctive	noddwyf	noddych	noddo	noddom	noddoch	noddont	nodder
imperative	—	nodda	nodded	noddwn	noddwch	noddent	nodder
verbal noun	noddi
verbal adjectives	noddedig noddadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	nodda i, noddaf i	noddi di	noddith o/e/hi, noddiff e/hi	noddwn ni	noddwch chi	noddan nhw
conditional	noddwn i, noddswn i	noddet ti, noddset ti	noddai fo/fe/hi, noddsai fo/fe/hi	nodden ni, noddsen ni	noddech chi, noddsech chi	nodden nhw, noddsen nhw
preterite	noddais i, noddes i	noddaist ti, noddest ti	noddodd o/e/hi	noddon ni	noddoch chi	noddon nhw
imperative	—	nodda	—	—	noddwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• noddwr (“patron, sponsor”)

Further reading

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