wylo

See also: wyło

Welsh

Etymology

Cognate with Middle Cornish wole, ole; Middle Breton gouelaff, goelaff; Modern Breton gouelañ.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈʊɨ̯lɔ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈʊi̯lɔ/

Verb

wylo (first-person singular present wylaf)

1. to cry, weep

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	wylaf	wyli	ŵyl	wylwn	wylwch	wylant	wylir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	wylwn	wylit	wylai	wylem	wylech	wylent	wylid
preterite	wylais	wylaist	wylodd	wylasom	wylasoch	wylasant	wylwyd
pluperfect	wylaswn	wylasit	wylasai	wylasem	wylasech	wylasent	wylasid, wylesid
present subjunctive	wylwyf	wylych	wylo	wylom	wyloch	wylont	wyler
imperative	—	ŵyl	wyled	wylwn	wylwch	wylent	wyler
verbal noun	wylo
verbal adjectives	wyledig

Derived terms

• wylofain
• wylofus ("wailing, doleful, tearful")

Mutation

Mutated forms of wylo

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
wylo	unchanged	unchanged	hwylo

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