cwblhau
Welsh
Etymology
From cwbl (“whole”) + -hau
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kʊblˈhaɨ̯/, [kʰʊbl̩ˈhaɨ̯]
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kʊblˈhai̯/, [kʰʊbl̩ˈhai̯]
Verb
cwblhau (first-person singular present cwblhaf)
- to complete
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | cwblhaf | cwblhei | cwblha | cwblhawn | cwblhewch | cwblhânt | cwblheir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | cwblhawn | cwblhait | cwblhâi | cwblhaem | cwblhaech | cwblhaent | cwblheid | |
| preterite | cwblheais | cwblheaist | cwblhaodd | cwblhasom | cwblhasoch | cwblhasant | cwblhawyd | |
| pluperfect | cwblhaswn | cwblhasit | cwblhasai | cwblhasem | cwblhasech | cwblhasent | cwblhasid, cwblhesid | |
| present subjunctive | cwblhawyf | cwblheych | cwblhao | cwblhaom | cwblhaoch | cwblhaont | cwblhaer | |
| imperative | — | cwblha | cwblhaed | cwblhawn | cwblhewch | cwblhaent | cwblhaer | |
| verbal noun | cwblhau | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | — | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | cwblheua i, cwblheuaf i | cwblheui di | cwblheuith o/e/hi, cwblheuiff e/hi | cwblheuwn ni | cwblheuwch chi | cwblheuan nhw |
| conditional | cwblheuwn i, cwblheuswn i | cwblheuet ti, cwblheuset ti | cwblheuai fo/fe/hi, cwblheusai fo/fe/hi | cwblheuen ni, cwblheusen ni | cwblheuech chi, cwblheusech chi | cwblheuen nhw, cwblheusen nhw |
| preterite | cwblheuais i, cwblheues i | cwblheuaist ti, cwblheuest ti | cwblheuodd o/e/hi | cwblheuon ni | cwblheuoch chi | cwblheuon nhw |
| imperative | — | cwblheua | — | — | cwblheuwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
- cwpla
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cwblhau | gwblhau | nghwblhau | chwblhau |
| 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-), “cwblhau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies