cylchu
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From cylch (“circle, ring; compass, scope, range; circumference; environs, surroundings, precincts; zone”) + -u (verbal suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkəlχɨ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkəlχi/
Verb edit
cylchu (first-person singular present cylchaf)
- to hoop, rim (wheel, barrel, etc.)
- to circle, encompass, surround, enclose
- to roll
- to make a progress through, make a tour or circuit of (territory, etc.)
- to perambulate
Derived terms edit
- ailgylchu (“to recycle”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cylchu | gylchu | nghylchu | chylchu |
| 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), “cylchaf, cylchiaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies