achlesu
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From achles (“shelter; manure”) + -u.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /aχˈlɛsɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /aχˈlɛsi/
Verb
[edit]achlesu (first-person singular present achlesaf)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | achlesaf | achlesi | achles, achlesa | achleswn | achleswch | achlesant | achlesir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
achleswn | achlesit | achlesai | achlesem | achlesech | achlesent | achlesid | |
| preterite | achlesais | achlesaist | achlesodd | achlesasom | achlesasoch | achlesasant | achleswyd | |
| pluperfect | achlesaswn | achlesasit | achlesasai | achlesasem | achlesasech | achlesasent | achlesasid, achlesesid | |
| present subjunctive | achleswyf | achlesych | achleso | achlesom | achlesoch | achlesont | achleser | |
| imperative | — | achles, achlesa | achlesed | achleswn | achleswch | achlesent | achleser | |
| verbal noun | achlesu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | achlesedig achlesadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | achlesa i, achlesaf i | achlesi di | achlesith o/e/hi, achlesiff e/hi | achleswn ni | achleswch chi | achlesan nhw |
| conditional | achleswn i, achlesswn i | achleset ti, achlesset ti | achlesai fo/fe/hi, achlessai fo/fe/hi | achlesen ni, achlessen ni | achlesech chi, achlessech chi | achlesen nhw, achlessen nhw |
| preterite | achlesais i, achleses i | achlesaist ti, achlesest ti | achlesodd o/e/hi | achleson ni | achlesoch chi | achleson nhw |
| imperative | — | achlesa | — | — | achleswch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| achlesu | unchanged | unchanged | hachlesu |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “achlesu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies