esmwytháu

Welsh

Alternative forms

• esmwytho

Etymology

From esmwyth (“easy-going, quiet; soft, comfortable”) +‎ -áu.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌɛsmʊɨ̯ˈθaɨ̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌɛsmʊi̯ˈθai̯/
• Rhymes: -aɨ̯

Verb

esmwytháu (first-person singular present esmwythâf)

1. to ease, to soothe, to alleviate, to make comfortable

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	esmwythâf	esmwythei	esmwythâ	esmwythawn	esmwythewch	esmwythânt	esmwytheir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional	esmwythawn	esmwythait	esmwythâi	esmwythaem	esmwythaech	esmwythaent	esmwytheid
preterite	esmwytheais	esmwytheaist	esmwythaodd	esmwythasom	esmwythasoch	esmwythasant	esmwythawyd
pluperfect	esmwythaswn	esmwythasit	esmwythasai	esmwythasem	esmwythasech	esmwythasent	esmwythasid, esmwythesid
present subjunctive	esmwythawyf	esmwytheych	esmwythao	esmwythaom	esmwythaoch	esmwythaont	esmwythaer
imperative	—	esmwythâ	esmwythaed	esmwythawn	esmwythewch	esmwythaent	esmwythaer
verbal noun	esmwytháu
verbal adjectives	esmwythedig esmwythadwy

Mutation

Mutated forms of esmwytháu

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
esmwytháu	unchanged	unchanged	hesmwytháu

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