casglu
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From casgl (“collection”) + -u, possibly from Vulgar Latin *quaest-, a frequentative of Latin quaero (“I seek, look for”).[1] Cognate with Breton klask.[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkasɡlɨ/, [ˈkʰasklɨ]
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkasɡli/, [ˈkʰaskli]
Verb
[edit]casglu (first-person singular present casglaf)
- (transitive) to gather, to collect
- (intransitive) to accumulate, to accrete
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | casglaf | cesgli | casgl | casglwn | cesglwch, casglwch | casglant | cesglir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
casglwn | casglit | casglai | casglem | casglech | casglent | cesglid | |
| preterite | cesglais | cesglaist | casglodd | casglasom | casglasoch | casglasant | casglwyd | |
| pluperfect | casglaswn | casglasit | casglasai | casglasem | casglasech | casglasent | casglasid, casglesid | |
| present subjunctive | casglwyf | cesglych | casglo | casglom | casgloch | casglont | casgler | |
| imperative | — | casgla | casgled | casglwn | cesglwch, casglwch | casglent | casgler | |
| verbal noun | casglu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | casgledig casgladwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | casgla i, casglaf i | casgli di | casglith o/e/hi, casgliff e/hi | casglwn ni | casglwch chi | casglan nhw |
| conditional | casglwn i, casglswn i | casglet ti, casglset ti | casglai fo/fe/hi, casglsai fo/fe/hi | casglen ni, casglsen ni | casglech chi, casglsech chi | casglen nhw, casglsen nhw |
| preterite | casglais i, casgles i | casglaist ti, casglest ti | casglodd o/e/hi | casglon ni | casgloch chi | casglon nhw |
| imperative | — | casgla | — | — | casglwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| casglu | gasglu | nghasglu | chasglu |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Buck, C. D. (2008). A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages. United States: University of Chicago Press.
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “casglu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies