arolygu

Welsh

Etymology

From arolwg (“inspection, survey”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌarɔˈləɡɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌarɔˈləɡi/

Verb

arolygu (first-person singular present arolygaf)

1. (transitive) to inspect, to audit, to survey
2. (transitive) to monitor, to oversee, to supervise

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	arolygaf	arolygi	arolyga	arolygwn	arolygwch	arolygant	arolygir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	arolygwn	arolygit	arolygai	arolygem	arolygech	arolygent	arolygid
preterite	arolygais	arolygaist	arolygodd	arolygasom	arolygasoch	arolygasant	arolygwyd
pluperfect	arolygaswn	arolygasit	arolygasai	arolygasem	arolygasech	arolygasent	arolygasid, arolygesid
present subjunctive	arolygwyf	arolygych	arolygo	arolygom	arolygoch	arolygont	arolyger
imperative	—	arolyga	arolyged	arolygwn	arolygwch	arolygent	arolyger
verbal noun	arolygu
verbal adjectives	arolygedig arolygadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	arolyga i, arolygaf i	arolygi di	arolygith o/e/hi, arolygiff e/hi	arolygwn ni	arolygwch chi	arolygan nhw
conditional	arolygwn i, arolygswn i	arolyget ti, arolygset ti	arolygai fo/fe/hi, arolygsai fo/fe/hi	arolygen ni, arolygsen ni	arolygech chi, arolygsech chi	arolygen nhw, arolygsen nhw
preterite	arolygais i, arolyges i	arolygaist ti, arolygest ti	arolygodd o/e/hi	arolygon ni	arolygoch chi	arolygon nhw
imperative	—	arolyga	—	—	arolygwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• arolygiad (“inspection; supervision”)
• arolygiaeth (“inspectorate”)
• arolygwr (“inspector; supervisor”)
• arolygydd (“inspector; supervisor”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
arolygu	unchanged	unchanged	harolygu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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