Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From goleddf (hillside, slope; slant, incline) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

goleddfu (first-person singular present goleddfaf)

  1. to slant, to slope, to lean
  2. (grammar) to modify

Usage notes edit

Inflected forms are not normally used.

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
goleddfu oleddfu ngoleddfu unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit

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