cysylltu

Welsh

Etymology

From cyswllt (“connection, union”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /kəˈsəɬdɨ̞/, [kʰəˈsəɬtɨ̞]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /kəˈsəɬdi/, [kʰəˈsəɬti]
  • Rhymes: -əɬdɨ̞

Verb

cysylltu (first-person singular present cysylltaf) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. to couple, connect, join together, unite, combine
  2. to annex
  3. to append
  4. (mathematics) to add
  5. to spell
  6. (music) to compose

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cysylltaf cysyllti cysyllta cysylltwn cysylltwch cysylltant cysylltir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 cysylltwn cysylltit cysylltai cysylltem cysylltech cysylltent cysylltid
preterite cysylltais cysylltaist cysylltodd cysylltasom cysylltasoch cysylltasant cysylltwyd
pluperfect cysylltaswn cysylltasit cysylltasai cysylltasem cysylltasech cysylltasent cysylltasid, cysylltesid
present subjunctive cysylltwyf cysylltych cysyllto cysylltom cysylltoch cysylltont cysyllter
imperative — cysyllta cysyllted cysylltwn cysylltwch cysylltent cysyllter
verbal noun cysylltu
verbal adjectives cysylltedig
cysylltadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future cysyllta i, cysylltaf i cysyllti di cysylltith o/e/hi, cysylltiff e/hi cysylltwn ni cysylltwch chi cysylltan nhw
conditional cysylltwn i, cysylltswn i cysylltet ti, cysylltset ti cysylltai fo/fe/hi, cysylltsai fo/fe/hi cysyllten ni, cysylltsen ni cysylltech chi, cysylltsech chi cysyllten nhw, cysylltsen nhw
preterite cysylltais i, cysylltes i cysylltaist ti, cysylltest ti cysylltodd o/e/hi cysyllton ni cysylltoch chi cysyllton nhw
imperative — cysyllta — — cysylltwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • cysylltiad m (“connector”)
  • cysylltydd m (“connection”)
  • datgysylltu (“disconnect”, verb)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cysylltu gysylltu nghysylltu chysylltu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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