cwpláu

Welsh

Alternative forms

• cwblhau

Etymology

cwbl (“whole, complete”) +‎ -áu

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /kʊpˈlaɨ̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /kʊpˈlai̯/
• Rhymes: -aɨ̯

Verb

cwpláu (first-person singular present cwplâf)

1. to complete, to finish

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	cwplâf	cwplei	cwplâ	cwplawn	cwplewch	cwplânt	cwpleir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional	cwplawn	cwplait	cwplâi	cwplaem	cwplaech	cwplaent	cwpleid
preterite	cwpleais	cwpleaist	cwplaodd	cwplasom	cwplasoch	cwplasant	cwplawyd
pluperfect	cwplaswn	cwplasit	cwplasai	cwplasem	cwplasech	cwplasent	cwplasid, cwplesid
present subjunctive	cwplawyf	cwpleych	cwplao	cwplaom	cwplaoch	cwplaont	cwplaer
imperative	—	cwplâ	cwplaed	cwplawn	cwplewch	cwplaent	cwplaer
verbal noun	cwpláu
verbal adjectives	cwpledig cwpladwy

Derived terms

• cwpla (“to finish”)

References

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