siarad

Welsh

Etymology

Possibly related to Occitan charrar (“to chat”) (compare French charade).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

siarad (first-person singular present siaradaf)

  1. to speak; to talk.
    Siaradwch yn araf os gwelwch yn dda.
    Speak slowly please.

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future siaradaf siaredi sieryd siaradwn siaredwch, siaradwch siaradant siaredir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 siaradwn siaradit siaradai siaradem siaradech siaradent siaredid
preterite siaredais siaredaist siaradodd siaradasom siaradasoch siaradasant siaradwyd
pluperfect siaradaswn siaradasit siaradasai siaradasem siaradasech siaradasent siaradasid, siaradesid
present subjunctive siaradwyf siaredych siarado siaradom siaradoch siaradont siarader
imperative — siarad siaraded siaradwn siaredwch, siaradwch siaradent siarader
verbal noun siarad
verbal adjectives —
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future siarada i, siaradaf i siaradi di siaradith o/e/hi, siaradiff e/hi siaradwn ni siaradwch chi siaradan nhw
conditional siaradwn i, siaradswn i siaradet ti, siaradset ti siaradai fo/fe/hi, siaradsai fo/fe/hi siaraden ni, siaradsen ni siaradech chi, siaradsech chi siaraden nhw, siaradsen nhw
preterite siaradais i, siarades i siaradaist ti, siaradest ti siaradodd o/e/hi siaradon ni siaradoch chi siaradon nhw
imperative — siarada — — siaradwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • siarad â (“speak to, talk to”)
  • siarad am (“speak about, talk about”)

References
  1. Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “siaradaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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