amgáu
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /amˈɡaɨ̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /amˈɡai̯/
- Rhymes: -aɨ̯
Verb edit
amgáu (first-person singular present amgaeaf)
- to enclose
Conjugation edit
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | amgaeaf | amgaei | amgae | amgaewn | amgaewch | amgaeant | amgaeir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
amgaewn | amgaeit | amgaeai | amgaeem | amgaeech | amgaeent | amgaeid | |
| preterite | amgaeais | amgaeaist | amgaeodd | amgaeasom | amgaeasoch | amgaeasant | amgaewyd | |
| pluperfect | amgaeaswn | amgaeasit | amgaeasai | amgaeasem | amgaeasech | amgaeasent | amgaeasid, amgaeesid | |
| present subjunctive | amgaewyf | amgaeych | amgaeo | amgaeom | amgaeoch | amgaeont | amgaeer | |
| imperative | — | amgau, amgaea | amgaeed | amgaewn | amgaewch | amgaeent | amgaeer | |
| verbal noun | amgáu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | amgaeedig amgaeadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | amgaea i, amgaeaf i | amgaei di | amgaeith o/e/hi, amgaeiff e/hi | amgaewn ni | amgaewch chi | amgaean nhw |
| conditional | amgaewn i, amgaeswn i | amgaeet ti, amgaeset ti | amgaeai fo/fe/hi, amgaesai fo/fe/hi | amgaeen ni, amgaesen ni | amgaeech chi, amgaesech chi | amgaeen nhw, amgaesen nhw |
| preterite | amgaeais i, amgaees i | amgaeaist ti, amgaeest ti | amgaeodd o/e/hi | amgaeon ni | amgaeoch chi | amgaeon nhw |
| imperative | — | amgaea | — | — | amgaewch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms edit
- amgaeedig (“enclosed”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| amgáu | unchanged | unchanged | hamgáu |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “amgáu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies