Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Celtic *wokrinō, from Proto-Indo-European *sker- (to separate, to cut off).[1] By surface analysis, gogryn (little sieve) +‎ -u (verbal suffix).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

gogrynu (first-person singular present gogrynaf)

  1. to sift, to sieve
    Synonyms: gogru, rhidyllio
  2. to squander
  3. to shuffle, to shamble

Conjugation edit

Related terms edit

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gogrynu ogrynu ngogrynu unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

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