Welsh edit

Etymology edit

Aphetic form of earlier ymachludd, from Middle Welsh ymachluð. By surface analysis, ym- (self) +‎ achludd (to hide), which is from Middle Welsh achluð, from Proto-Brythonic *axlʉð, from Latin occlūdō (cover up).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

machlud (first-person singular present machludaf)

  1. to set, go down (of sun)

Conjugation edit

Noun edit

machlud m (plural machludau)

  1. setting

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
machlud fachlud unchanged 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), “machlud”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies