amlhau
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From aml (“numerous”) + -hau.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /amlˈhaɨ̯/, [aml̩ˈhaɨ̯]
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /amlˈhai̯/, [aml̩ˈhai̯]
- Rhymes: -aɨ̯
Verb edit
amlhau (first-person singular present amlhaf)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | amlhaf | amlhei | amlha | amlhawn | amlhewch | amlhânt | amlheir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | amlhawn | amlhait | amlhâi | amlhaem | amlhaech | amlhaent | amlheid | |
| preterite | amlheais | amlheaist | amlhaodd | amlhasom | amlhasoch | amlhasant | amlhawyd | |
| pluperfect | amlhaswn | amlhasit | amlhasai | amlhasem | amlhasech | amlhasent | amlhasid, amlhesid | |
| present subjunctive | amlhawyf | amlheych | amlhao | amlhaom | amlhaoch | amlhaont | amlhaer | |
| imperative | — | amlha | amlhaed | amlhawn | amlhewch | amlhaent | amlhaer | |
| verbal noun | amlhau | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | — | |||||||
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| amlhau | unchanged | unchanged | hamlhau |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “amlhau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies