ymgolli
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ym- (reflexive prefix) + colli (“to lose”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /əmˈɡɔɬɪ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /əmˈɡɔɬi/
Verb
[edit]ymgolli (first-person singular present ymgollaf)
- to lose oneself, to be engrossed
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | ymgollaf | ymgolli | ymgolla | ymgollwn | ymgollwch | ymgollant | ymgollir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
ymgollwn | ymgollit | ymgollai | ymgollem | ymgollech | ymgollent | ymgollid | |
| preterite | ymgollais | ymgollaist | ymgollodd | ymgollasom | ymgollasoch | ymgollasant | ymgollwyd | |
| pluperfect | ymgollaswn | ymgollasit | ymgollasai | ymgollasem | ymgollasech | ymgollasent | ymgollasid, ymgollesid | |
| present subjunctive | ymgollwyf | ymgollych | ymgollo | ymgollom | ymgolloch | ymgollont | ymgoller | |
| imperative | — | ymgolla | ymgolled | ymgollwn | ymgollwch | ymgollent | ymgoller | |
| verbal noun | ymgolli | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | ymgolledig ymgolladwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | ymgolla i, ymgollaf i | ymgolli di | ymgollith o/e/hi, ymgolliff e/hi | ymgollwn ni | ymgollwch chi | ymgollan nhw |
| conditional | ymgollwn i, ymgollswn i | ymgollet ti, ymgollset ti | ymgollai fo/fe/hi, ymgollsai fo/fe/hi | ymgollen ni, ymgollsen ni | ymgollech chi, ymgollsech chi | ymgollen nhw, ymgollsen nhw |
| preterite | ymgollais i, ymgolles i | ymgollaist ti, ymgollest ti | ymgollodd o/e/hi | ymgollon ni | ymgolloch chi | ymgollon nhw |
| imperative | — | ymgolla | — | — | ymgollwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ymgolli | unchanged | unchanged | hymgolli |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ymgolli”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies