goleuo

Welsh

Etymology

From golau (“light”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

Verb

goleuo (first-person singular present goleuaf)

  1. (transitive) to illuminate, to light
  2. (transitive) to light (set fire to)
  3. (intransitive) to light up, to lighten, to brighten (become or appear lighter)
  4. (transitive) to enlighten

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future goleuaf goleui goleua goleuwn goleuwch goleuant goleuir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 goleuwn goleuit goleuai goleuem goleuech goleuent goleuid
preterite goleuais goleuaist goleuodd goleuasom goleuasoch goleuasant goleuwyd
pluperfect goleuaswn goleuasit goleuasai goleuasem goleuasech goleuasent goleuasid, goleuesid
present subjunctive goleuwyf goleuych goleuo goleuom goleuoch goleuont goleuer
imperative — goleua goleued goleuwn goleuwch goleuent goleuer
verbal noun goleuo
verbal adjectives goleuedig
goleuadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future goleua i, goleuaf i goleui di goleuith o/e/hi, goleuiff e/hi goleuwn ni goleuwch chi goleuan nhw
conditional goleuwn i, goleuswn i goleuet ti, goleuset ti goleuai fo/fe/hi, goleusai fo/fe/hi goleuen ni, goleusen ni goleuech chi, goleusech chi goleuen nhw, goleusen nhw
preterite goleuais i, goleues i goleuaist ti, goleuest ti goleuodd o/e/hi goleuon ni goleuoch chi goleuon nhw
imperative — goleua — — goleuwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
goleuo oleuo ngoleuo unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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