tecáu

Welsh

Etymology

teg (“fair, beautiful”) +‎ -áu

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /tɛˈkaɨ̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /tɛˈkai̯/
• Rhymes: -aɨ̯

Verb

tecáu (first-person singular present tecâf)

1. (transitive) to make beautiful, to beautify, to adorn
2. (intransitive) to become beautiful

   Synonyms: harddu, prydferthu

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	tecâf	tecei	tecâ	tecawn	tecewch	tecânt	teceir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional	tecawn	tecait	tecâi	tecaem	tecaech	tecaent	teceid
preterite	teceais	teceaist	tecaodd	tecasom	tecasoch	tecasant	tecawyd
pluperfect	tecaswn	tecasit	tecasai	tecasem	tecasech	tecasent	tecasid, tecesid
present subjunctive	tecawyf	teceych	tecao	tecaom	tecaoch	tecaont	tecaer
imperative	—	tecâ	tecaed	tecawn	tecewch	tecaent	tecaer
verbal noun	tecáu
verbal adjectives	tecedig tecadwy

References

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