amlhau

Welsh

Etymology

From aml (“numerous”) +‎ -hau.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /amlˈhaɨ̯/, [aml̩ˈhaɨ̯]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /amlˈhai̯/, [aml̩ˈhai̯]
• Rhymes: -aɨ̯

Verb

amlhau (first-person singular present amlhaf)

1. to draw near proliferate, abound, multiply

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	amlhaf	amlhei	amlha	amlhawn	amlhewch	amlhânt	amlheir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional	amlhawn	amlhait	amlhâi	amlhaem	amlhaech	amlhaent	amlheid
preterite	amlheais	amlheaist	amlhaodd	amlhasom	amlhasoch	amlhasant	amlhawyd
pluperfect	amlhaswn	amlhasit	amlhasai	amlhasem	amlhasech	amlhasent	amlhasid, amlhesid
present subjunctive	amlhawyf	amlheych	amlhao	amlhaom	amlhaoch	amlhaont	amlhaer
imperative	—	amlha	amlhaed	amlhawn	amlhewch	amlhaent	amlhaer
verbal noun	amlhau
verbal adjectives	—

Mutation

Mutated forms of amlhau

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
amlhau	unchanged	unchanged	hamlhau

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), “amlhau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies