Welsh

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Ystlum y gogledd, Eptesicus nilssonii, yn gaeafgysgu yn Norwy

Etymology

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gaeaf (winter) +‎ cysgu (to sleep)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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gaeafgysgu (first-person singular present gaeafgysgaf)

  1. (biology) hibernate
    Mae'r draenog yn paratoi ei nyth cyn iddo aeafgysgu am sawl mis.
    The hedgehog prepares its next before it hibernating for several months.

Conjugation

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Coordinate terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of gaeafgysgu
radical soft nasal aspirate
gaeafgysgu aeafgysgu ngaeafgysgu unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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