golygu

Welsh

Etymology

golwg (“view, sight”) +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡɔˈləɡɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡɔˈləɡi/

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• Rhymes: -əɡɨ̞

Verb

golygu (first-person singular present golygaf)

1. to view, observe
2. to mean, signify
3. to edit

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	golygaf	golygi	golyga	golygwn	golygwch	golygant	golygir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	golygwn	golygit	golygai	golygem	golygech	golygent	golygid
preterite	golygais	golygaist	golygodd	golygasom	golygasoch	golygasant	golygwyd
pluperfect	golygaswn	golygasit	golygasai	golygasem	golygasech	golygasent	golygasid, golygesid
present subjunctive	golygwyf	golygych	golygo	golygom	golygoch	golygont	golyger
imperative	—	golyga	golyged	golygwn	golygwch	golygent	golyger
verbal noun	golygu
verbal adjectives	golygedig golygadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	golyga i, golygaf i	golygi di	golygith o/e/hi, golygiff e/hi	golygwn ni	golygwch chi	golygan nhw
conditional	golygwn i, golygswn i	golyget ti, golygset ti	golygai fo/fe/hi, golygsai fo/fe/hi	golygen ni, golygsen ni	golygech chi, golygsech chi	golygen nhw, golygsen nhw
preterite	golygais i, golyges i	golygaist ti, golygest ti	golygodd o/e/hi	golygon ni	golygoch chi	golygon nhw
imperative	—	golyga	—	—	golygwch	—

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• adolygu (“review”)
• golygiad (“editing”)
• golygol (“optic[al]”, adjective)
• golygus (“handsome”)
• golygydd (“editor”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of golygu

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
golygu	olygu	ngolygu	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), “golygu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies