golygu

Welsh

Etymology

golwg (“view, sight”) +‎ -u

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡɔˈləɡɨ̞/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡɔˈləɡi/
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  • Rhymes: -əɡɨ̞

Verb

golygu (first-person singular present golygaf)

  1. to view, observe
  2. to mean, signify
  3. to edit

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future golygaf golygi golyga golygwn golygwch golygant golygir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 golygwn golygit golygai golygem golygech golygent golygid
preterite golygais golygaist golygodd golygasom golygasoch golygasant golygwyd
pluperfect golygaswn golygasit golygasai golygasem golygasech golygasent golygasid, golygesid
present subjunctive golygwyf golygych golygo golygom golygoch golygont golyger
imperative — golyga golyged golygwn golygwch golygent golyger
verbal noun golygu
verbal adjectives golygedig
golygadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future golyga i, golygaf i golygi di golygith o/e/hi, golygiff e/hi golygwn ni golygwch chi golygan nhw
conditional golygwn i, golygswn i golyget ti, golygset ti golygai fo/fe/hi, golygsai fo/fe/hi golygen ni, golygsen ni golygech chi, golygsech chi golygen nhw, golygsen nhw
preterite golygais i, golyges i golygaist ti, golygest ti golygodd o/e/hi golygon ni golygoch chi golygon nhw
imperative — golyga — — golygwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
golygu olygu ngolygu 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), “golygu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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