hysbysu

Welsh

Etymology

From hysbys (“known, evident”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /həsˈbəsɨ̞/, [həsˈpəsɨ̞]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /həsˈbəsi/, [həsˈpəsi]

Verb

hysbysu (first-person singular present hysbysaf, not mutable)

1. to make known, to announce
2. to notify, to inform

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	hysbysaf	hysbysi	hysbysa	hysbyswn	hysbyswch	hysbysant	hysbysir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	hysbyswn	hysbysit	hysbysai	hysbysem	hysbysech	hysbysent	hysbysid
preterite	hysbysais	hysbysaist	hysbysodd	hysbysasom	hysbysasoch	hysbysasant	hysbyswyd
pluperfect	hysbysaswn	hysbysasit	hysbysasai	hysbysasem	hysbysasech	hysbysasent	hysbysasid, hysbysesid
present subjunctive	hysbyswyf	hysbysych	hysbyso	hysbysom	hysbysoch	hysbysont	hysbyser
imperative	—	hysbysa	hysbysed	hysbyswn	hysbyswch	hysbysent	hysbyser
verbal noun	hysbysu
verbal adjectives	hysbysedig hysbysadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	hysbysa i, hysbysaf i	hysbysi di	hysbysith o/e/hi, hysbysiff e/hi	hysbyswn ni	hysbyswch chi	hysbysan nhw
conditional	hysbyswn i, hysbysswn i	hysbyset ti, hysbysset ti	hysbysai fo/fe/hi, hysbyssai fo/fe/hi	hysbysen ni, hysbyssen ni	hysbysech chi, hysbyssech chi	hysbysen nhw, hysbyssen nhw
preterite	hysbysais i, hysbyses i	hysbysaist ti, hysbysest ti	hysbysodd o/e/hi	hysbyson ni	hysbysoch chi	hysbyson nhw
imperative	—	hysbysa	—	—	hysbyswch	—

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

Derived terms

• hysbyseb (“advertisement”)
• hysbysfwrdd (“notice board”)
• hysbysiad (“announcement”)

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “hysbysu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh-English Dictionary, Gwerin
• Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎^[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hysbysu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies