# hofran
## Welsh
### Etymology

Borrowed from English hover.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɔvran/

### Verb

hofran (first-person singular present hofraf or hofrannaf, not mutable)
* to hover

#### Conjugation

| | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | impersonal | impersonal |
| | first | second | third | first | second | third | impersonal | impersonal |
| present indicative/future | hofraf | hofri | hofr, hofra | hofrwn | hofrwch | hofrant | hofrir |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | hofrwn | hofrit | hofrai | hofrem | hofrech | hofrent | hofrid |
| preterite | hofrais | hofraist | hofrodd | hofrasom | hofrasoch | hofrasant | hofrwyd |
| pluperfect | hofraswn | hofrasit | hofrasai | hofrasem | hofrasech | hofrasent | hofrasid, hofresid |
| present subjunctive | hofrwyf | hofrych | hofro | hofrom | hofroch | hofront | hofrer |
| imperative | — | hofr, hofra | hofred | hofrwn | hofrwch | hofrent | hofrer |
| verbal noun | hofran | hofran | hofran | hofran | hofran | hofran | hofran |
| verbal adjectives | hofredig hofradwy | hofredig hofradwy | hofredig hofradwy | hofredig hofradwy | hofredig hofradwy | hofredig hofradwy | hofredig hofradwy |
| | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | impersonal | impersonal |
| | first | second | third | first | second | third | impersonal | impersonal |
| present indicative/future | hofrannaf | hofranni | hofran, hofranna | hofrannwn | hofrannwch | hofrannant | hofrannir |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | hofrannwn | hofrannit | hofrannai | hofrannem | hofrannech | hofrannent | hofrannid |
| preterite | hofrannais | hofrannaist | hofrannodd | hofranasom | hofranasoch | hofranasant | hofrannwyd |
| pluperfect | hofranaswn | hofranasit | hofranasai | hofranasem | hofranasech | hofranasent | hofranasid, hofranesid |
| present subjunctive | hofrannwyf | hofrannych | hofranno | hofrannom | hofrannoch | hofrannont | hofranner |
| imperative | — | hofran, hofranna | hofranned | hofrannwn | hofrannwch | hofrannent | hofranner |
| verbal noun | hofran | hofran | hofran | hofran | hofran | hofran | hofran |
| verbal adjectives | hofranedig hofranadwy | hofranedig hofranadwy | hofranedig hofranadwy | hofranedig hofranadwy | hofranedig hofranadwy | hofranedig hofranadwy | hofranedig hofranadwy |
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| Inflected colloquial forms | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| future | hofranna i, hofrannaf i | hofranni di | hofrannith o/e/hi, hofranniff e/hi | hofrannwn ni | hofrannwch chi | hofrannan nhw |
| conditional | hofrannwn i, hofrannswn i | hofrannet ti, hofrannset ti | hofrannai fo/fe/hi, hofrannsai fo/fe/hi | hofrannen ni, hofrannsen ni | hofrannech chi, hofrannsech chi | hofrannen nhw, hofrannsen nhw |
| preterite | hofrannais i, hofrannes i | hofrannaist ti, hofrannest ti | hofrannodd o/e/hi | hofrannon ni | hofrannoch chi | hofrannon nhw |
| imperative | — | hofranna | — | — | hofrannwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. |||||||

#### Derived terms

* hofrenfad
* hofrennydd

### Further reading

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