arsyllu

Welsh

Etymology

ar- +‎ syllu.

Verb

arsyllu (first-person singular present arsyllaf)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to observe
    Synonym: arsylwi

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future arsyllaf arsylli arsylla arsyllwn arsyllwch arsyllant arsyllir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 arsyllwn arsyllit arsyllai arsyllem arsyllech arsyllent arsyllid
preterite arsyllais arsyllaist arsyllodd arsyllasom arsyllasoch arsyllasant arsyllwyd
pluperfect arsyllaswn arsyllasit arsyllasai arsyllasem arsyllasech arsyllasent arsyllasid, arsyllesid
present subjunctive arsyllwyf arsyllych arsyllo arsyllom arsylloch arsyllont arsyller
imperative — arsylla arsylled arsyllwn arsyllwch arsyllent arsyller
verbal noun arsyllu
verbal adjectives arsylledig
arsylladwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future arsylla i, arsyllaf i arsylli di arsyllith o/e/hi, arsylliff e/hi arsyllwn ni arsyllwch chi arsyllan nhw
conditional arsyllwn i, arsyllswn i arsyllet ti, arsyllset ti arsyllai fo/fe/hi, arsyllsai fo/fe/hi arsyllen ni, arsyllsen ni arsyllech chi, arsyllsech chi arsyllen nhw, arsyllsen nhw
preterite arsyllais i, arsylles i arsyllaist ti, arsyllest ti arsyllodd o/e/hi arsyllon ni arsylloch chi arsyllon nhw
imperative — arsylla — — arsyllwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • arsyllfa f (“observatory”)
  • arsyllwr m (“observer”)

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “arsyllu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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