hedfan

== Welsh == === Alternative forms === etfan (Ceredigion) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle Welsh ehetfan. Combines the stem hed- of hedeg (“to fly”) with the suffix -fan (from Proto-Celtic *-man) forming a verbnoun. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pet-. Cognate with Latin petō (“to beg; to aim at”), Ancient Greek πέτομαι (pétomai, “to fly”) and Welsh adar (“bird”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛdvan/ === Verb === hedfan (first-person singular present hedfanaf, not mutable) (intransitive) to fly (travel through the air), to soar (transitive) to fly (to cause to fly) (intransitive) to fly (travel very fast) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (North Wales) ffleio (North Wales) hedeg ==== Related terms ==== hediad (“flight”) hofran (“to hover”) === References === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “hedfan”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin