clymu
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Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cwlwm (“knot, tie”) + -u. Cognate with Cornish kelmi, Breton koulmañ.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkləmɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkləmi/
- Rhymes: -əmɨ̞
Verb
[edit]clymu (first-person singular present clymaf)
- (transitive) to knot, tie, bind
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | clymaf | clymi | clyma | clymwn | clymwch | clymant | clymir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
clymwn | clymit | clymai | clymem | clymech | clyment | clymid | |
| preterite | clymais | clymaist | clymodd | clymasom | clymasoch | clymasant | clymwyd | |
| pluperfect | clymaswn | clymasit | clymasai | clymasem | clymasech | clymasent | clymasid, clymesid | |
| present subjunctive | clymwyf | clymych | clymo | clymom | clymoch | clymont | clymer | |
| imperative | — | clyma | clymed | clymwn | clymwch | clyment | clymer | |
| verbal noun | clymu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | clymedig clymadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | clyma i, clymaf i | clymi di | clymith o/e/hi, clymiff e/hi | clymwn ni | clymwch chi | clyman nhw |
| conditional | clymwn i, clymswn i | clymet ti, clymset ti | clymai fo/fe/hi, clymsai fo/fe/hi | clymen ni, clymsen ni | clymech chi, clymsech chi | clymen nhw, clymsen nhw |
| preterite | clymais i, clymes i | clymaist ti, clymest ti | clymodd o/e/hi | clymon ni | clymoch chi | clymon nhw |
| imperative | — | clyma | — | — | clymwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| clymu | glymu | nghlymu | chlymu |
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), “clymaf, cylymaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies