gwellta
Welsh
Etymology
From gwellt (“straw”) + -a.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛɬda/, [ˈɡwɛɬta]
Verb
gwellta (first-person singular present gwelltaf)
- to gather straw
- to spread straw
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | gwelltaf | gwellti | gwellta | gwelltwn | gwelltwch | gwelltant | gwelltir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | gwelltwn | gwelltit | gwelltai | gwelltem | gwelltech | gwelltent | gwelltid | |
| preterite | gwelltais | gwelltaist | gwelltodd | gwelltasom | gwelltasoch | gwelltasant | gwelltwyd | |
| pluperfect | gwelltaswn | gwelltasit | gwelltasai | gwelltasem | gwelltasech | gwelltasent | gwelltasid, gwelltesid | |
| present subjunctive | gwelltwyf | gwelltych | gwellto | gwelltom | gwelltoch | gwelltont | gwellter | |
| imperative | — | gwellta | gwellted | gwelltwn | gwelltwch | gwelltent | gwellter | |
| verbal noun | gwellta | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | gwelltedig gwelltadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | gwellta i, gwelltaf i | gwellti di | gwelltith o/e/hi, gwelltiff e/hi | gwelltwn ni | gwelltwch chi | gwelltan nhw |
| conditional | gwelltwn i, gwelltswn i | gwelltet ti, gwelltset ti | gwelltai fo/fe/hi, gwelltsai fo/fe/hi | gwellten ni, gwelltsen ni | gwelltech chi, gwelltsech chi | gwellten nhw, gwelltsen nhw |
| preterite | gwelltais i, gwelltes i | gwelltaist ti, gwelltest ti | gwelltodd o/e/hi | gwellton ni | gwelltoch chi | gwellton nhw |
| imperative | — | gwellta | — | — | gwelltwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwellta | wellta | ngwellta | 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-), “gwellta”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies