ynysu
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ynys + -u. Calque of Latin īnsulō.
Verb
[edit]ynysu
- to insulate
- Synonym: inswleiddio
- to isolate
- Synonym: neilltuo
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
present indicative/future | ynysaf | ynysi | ynysa | ynyswn | ynyswch | ynysant | ynysir | |
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
ynyswn | ynysit | ynysai | ynysem | ynysech | ynysent | ynysid | |
preterite | ynysais | ynysaist | ynysodd | ynysasom | ynysasoch | ynysasant | ynyswyd | |
pluperfect | ynysaswn | ynysasit | ynysasai | ynysasem | ynysasech | ynysasent | ynysasid, ynysesid | |
present subjunctive | ynyswyf | ynysych | ynyso | ynysom | ynysoch | ynysont | ynyser | |
imperative | — | ynysa | ynysed | ynyswn | ynyswch | ynysent | ynyser | |
verbal noun | ynysu | |||||||
verbal adjectives | ynysedig ynysadwy |
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |
future | ynysa i, ynysaf i | ynysi di | ynysith o/e/hi, ynysiff e/hi | ynyswn ni | ynyswch chi | ynysan nhw |
conditional | ynyswn i | ynyset ti | ynysai fo/fe/hi | ynysen ni | ynysech chi | ynysen nhw |
preterite | ynysais i, ynyses i | ynysaist ti, ynysest ti | ynysodd o/e/hi | ynyson ni | ynysoch chi | ynyson nhw |
imperative | — | ynysa | — | — | ynyswch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. |
Derived terms
[edit]- hunanynysu (“to self-isolate”)
- ynysedig (“insulated”)
- ynysiad (“insulation”)
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ynysu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies