agosáu

Welsh

Etymology

From agos (“close, near”) +‎ -áu.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /aɡɔˈsaɨ̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /aɡɔˈsai̯/
• Rhymes: -aɨ̯

Verb

agosáu (first-person singular present agosâf)

1. to approach, to draw near

   Synonyms: dynesu, nesáu, nesu

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	agosâf	agosei	agosâ	agosawn	agosewch	agosânt	agoseir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional	agosawn	agosait	agosâi	agosaem	agosaech	agosaent	agoseid
preterite	agoseais	agoseaist	agosaodd	agosasom	agosasoch	agosasant	agosawyd
pluperfect	agosaswn	agosasit	agosasai	agosasem	agosasech	agosasent	agosasid, agosesid
present subjunctive	agosawyf	agoseych	agosao	agosaom	agosaoch	agosaont	agosaer
imperative	—	agosâ	agosaed	agosawn	agosewch	agosaent	agosaer
verbal noun	agosáu
verbal adjectives	agosedig agosadwy

Agosáu does not conjugate in the colloquial language.

Mutation

Mutated forms of agosáu

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
agosáu	unchanged	unchanged	hagosáu

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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