anfon

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh anuon, probably from an- (“intensifier, in-”) +‎ myned (“to go”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanvɔn/
• Rhymes: -anvɔn

Verb

anfon (first-person singular present anfonaf)

1. to send

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	anfonaf	anfoni	enfyn, anfona	anfonwn	anfonwch	anfonant	anfonir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	anfonwn	anfonit	anfonai	anfonem	anfonech	anfonent	anfonid
preterite	anfonais	anfonaist	anfonodd	anfonasom	anfonasoch	anfonasant	anfonwyd
pluperfect	anfonaswn	anfonasit	anfonasai	anfonasem	anfonasech	anfonasent	anfonasid, anfonesid
present subjunctive	anfonwyf	anfonych	anfono	anfonom	anfonoch	anfonont	anfoner
imperative	—	anfon, anfona	anfoned	anfonwn	anfonwch	anfonent	anfoner
verbal noun	anfon
verbal adjectives	anfonedig anfonadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	anfona i, anfonaf i	anfoni di	anfonith o/e/hi, anfoniff e/hi	anfonwn ni	anfonwch chi	anfonan nhw
conditional	anfonwn i, anfonswn i	anfonet ti, anfonset ti	anfonai fo/fe/hi, anfonsai fo/fe/hi	anfonen ni, anfonsen ni	anfonech chi, anfonsech chi	anfonen nhw, anfonsen nhw
preterite	anfonais i, anfones i	anfonaist ti, anfonest ti	anfonodd o/e/hi	anfonon ni	anfonoch chi	anfonon nhw
imperative	—	anfona	—	—	anfonwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• anfonydd

See also

• danfon

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
anfon	unchanged	unchanged	hanfon
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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