edmygu
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *ate-ambi-mik-,[1] corresponding to the prefixes ad-, am- and a final element derived from Proto-Indo-European *meyk- (“to twinkle”) (as in dirmygu and dychmygu).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /edˈməɡɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /edˈməɡi/
- Rhymes: -əɡɨ̞
Conjugation
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | edmyga i, edmygaf i | edmygi di | edmygith o/e/hi, edmygiff e/hi | edmygwn ni | edmygwch chi | edmygan nhw |
| conditional | edmygwn i, edmygswn i | edmyget ti, edmygset ti | edmygai fo/fe/hi, edmygsai fo/fe/hi | edmygen ni, edmygsen ni | edmygech chi, edmygsech chi | edmygen nhw, edmygsen nhw |
| preterite | edmygais i, edmyges i | edmygaist ti, edmygest ti | edmygodd o/e/hi | edmygon ni | edmygoch chi | edmygon nhw |
| imperative | — | edmyga | — | — | edmygwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| edmygu | unchanged | unchanged | hedmygu |
| 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), “edmygu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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