ffoli

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔli/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈfoːli/, /ˈfɔli/

Etymology 1

ffôl (“fool”) +‎ -i (verbal suffix).

Alternative forms

• ffolo

Verb

ffoli (first-person singular present ffolaf, not mutable)

1. to become foolish

   Synonym: ynfydu

   1. to act foolishly
2. to dote

   Synonyms: dotio, gwirioni, dwlu

Conjugation

Conjugation of ffoli (literary)

	singular	plural	impersonal
first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	ffolaf	ffoli	ffol, ffola	ffolwn	ffolwch	ffolant	ffolir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	ffolwn	ffolit	ffolai	ffolem	ffolech	ffolent	ffolid
preterite	ffolais	ffolaist	ffolodd	ffolasom	ffolasoch	ffolasant	ffolwyd
pluperfect	ffolaswn	ffolasit	ffolasai	ffolasem	ffolasech	ffolasent	ffolasid, ffolesid
present subjunctive	ffolwyf	ffolych	ffolo	ffolom	ffoloch	ffolont	ffoler
imperative	—	ffol, ffola	ffoled	ffolwn	ffolwch	ffolent	ffoler
verbal noun	ffoli
verbal adjectives	ffoledig ffoladwy

Conjugation of ffoli (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular	plural
first	second	third	first	second	third
future	ffola i, ffolaf i	ffoli di	ffolith o/e/hi, ffoliff e/hi	ffolwn ni	ffolwch chi	ffolan nhw
conditional	ffolwn i, ffolswn i	ffolet ti, ffolset ti	ffolai fo/fe/hi, ffolsai fo/fe/hi	ffolen ni, ffolsen ni	ffolech chi, ffolsech chi	ffolen nhw, ffolsen nhw
preterite	ffolais i, ffoles i	ffolaist ti, ffolest ti	ffolodd o/e/hi	ffolon ni	ffoloch chi	ffolon nhw
imperative	—	ffola	—	—	ffolwch	—

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English folly.

Verb

ffoli m (not mutable)

1. folly, foolishness

   Synonym: ffolineb

Further reading

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