dwysáu

Welsh

Etymology

From dwys (“intense”) +‎ -áu (verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /dʊɨ̯ˈsaɨ̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /dʊi̯ˈsai̯/
• Rhymes: -aɨ̯

Verb

dwysáu (first-person singular present dwysâf)

1. to intensify, to strengthen, to deepen, to escalate
2. to condense

   Synonym: cyddwyso

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	dwysâf	dwysei	dwysâ	dwysawn	dwysewch	dwysânt	dwyseir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional	dwysawn	dwysait	dwysâi	dwysaem	dwysaech	dwysaent	dwyseid
preterite	dwyseais	dwyseaist	dwysaodd	dwysasom	dwysasoch	dwysasant	dwysawyd
pluperfect	dwysaswn	dwysasit	dwysasai	dwysasem	dwysasech	dwysasent	dwysasid, dwysesid
present subjunctive	dwysawyf	dwyseych	dwysao	dwysaom	dwysaoch	dwysaont	dwysaer
imperative	—	dwysâ	dwysaed	dwysawn	dwysewch	dwysaent	dwysaer
verbal noun	dwysáu
verbal adjectives	dwysedig dwysadwy

Mutation

Mutated forms of dwysáu

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dwysáu	ddwysáu	nwysáu	unchanged

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