arsyllu

Welsh

Etymology

ar- +‎ syllu.

Verb

arsyllu (first-person singular present arsyllaf)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to observe

   Synonym: arsylwi

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	arsyllaf	arsylli	arsylla	arsyllwn	arsyllwch	arsyllant	arsyllir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	arsyllwn	arsyllit	arsyllai	arsyllem	arsyllech	arsyllent	arsyllid
preterite	arsyllais	arsyllaist	arsyllodd	arsyllasom	arsyllasoch	arsyllasant	arsyllwyd
pluperfect	arsyllaswn	arsyllasit	arsyllasai	arsyllasem	arsyllasech	arsyllasent	arsyllasid, arsyllesid
present subjunctive	arsyllwyf	arsyllych	arsyllo	arsyllom	arsylloch	arsyllont	arsyller
imperative	—	arsylla	arsylled	arsyllwn	arsyllwch	arsyllent	arsyller
verbal noun	arsyllu
verbal adjectives	arsylledig arsylladwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	arsylla i, arsyllaf i	arsylli di	arsyllith o/e/hi, arsylliff e/hi	arsyllwn ni	arsyllwch chi	arsyllan nhw
conditional	arsyllwn i, arsyllswn i	arsyllet ti, arsyllset ti	arsyllai fo/fe/hi, arsyllsai fo/fe/hi	arsyllen ni, arsyllsen ni	arsyllech chi, arsyllsech chi	arsyllen nhw, arsyllsen nhw
preterite	arsyllais i, arsylles i	arsyllaist ti, arsyllest ti	arsyllodd o/e/hi	arsyllon ni	arsylloch chi	arsyllon nhw
imperative	—	arsylla	—	—	arsyllwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• arsyllfa f (“observatory”)
• arsyllwr m (“observer”)

Further reading

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