llysieua
Welsh
Etymology
From llysiau (“plants”) + -a.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɬəˈʃeɨ̯.a/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɬəsˈjei̯.a/, /ɬəˈʃei̯.a/
Verb
llysieua (first-person singular present llysieuaf)
- to gather plants or herbs
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | llysieuaf | llysieui | llysieua | llysieuwn | llysieuwch | llysieuant | llysieuir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | llysieuwn | llysieuit | llysieuai | llysieuem | llysieuech | llysieuent | llysieuid | |
| preterite | llysieuais | llysieuaist | llysieuodd | llysieuasom | llysieuasoch | llysieuasant | llysieuwyd | |
| pluperfect | llysieuaswn | llysieuasit | llysieuasai | llysieuasem | llysieuasech | llysieuasent | llysieuasid, llysieuesid | |
| present subjunctive | llysieuwyf | llysieuych | llysieuo | llysieuom | llysieuoch | llysieuont | llysieuer | |
| imperative | — | llysieua | llysieued | llysieuwn | llysieuwch | llysieuent | llysieuer | |
| verbal noun | llysieua | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | llysieuedig llysieuadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | llysieua i, llysieuaf i | llysieui di | llysieuith o/e/hi, llysieuiff e/hi | llysieuwn ni | llysieuwch chi | llysieuan nhw |
| conditional | llysieuwn i, llysieuswn i | llysieuet ti, llysieuset ti | llysieuai fo/fe/hi, llysieusai fo/fe/hi | llysieuen ni, llysieusen ni | llysieuech chi, llysieusech chi | llysieuen nhw, llysieusen nhw |
| preterite | llysieuais i, llysieues i | llysieuaist ti, llysieuest ti | llysieuodd o/e/hi | llysieuon ni | llysieuoch chi | llysieuon nhw |
| imperative | — | llysieua | — | — | llysieuwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| llysieua | lysieua | unchanged | 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-), “llysieua”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies