Welsh edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From ysgafn +‎ -hau.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

ysgafnhau (first-person singular present ysgafnhaf)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to lighten (make or become less heavy)
    Antonym: trymhau
  2. (transitive) to ease, to alleviate

Conjugation edit

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ysgafnhau unchanged unchanged hysgafnhau
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), “ysgafnhau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies