machlud
Welsh
Etymology
From earlier ymachludd, from ym- (“self”) + achludd (“to hide”) < Latin occlūdō (“cover up”).
Verb
machlud (first-person singular present machludaf)
- to set, go down (of sun)
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | machludaf | machludi | machluda | machludwn | machludwch | machludant | machludir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | machludwn | machludit | machludai | machludem | machludech | machludent | machludid | |
| preterite | machludais | machludaist | machludodd | machludasom | machludasoch | machludasant | machludwyd | |
| pluperfect | machludaswn | machludasit | machludasai | machludasem | machludasech | machludasent | machludasid, machludesid | |
| present subjunctive | machludwyf | machludych | machludo | machludom | machludoch | machludont | machluder | |
| imperative | — | machluda | machluded | machludwn | machludwch | machludent | machluder | |
| verbal noun | machlud | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | machludedig machludadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | machluda i, machludaf i | machludi di | machludith o/e/hi, machludiff e/hi | machludwn ni | machludwch chi | machludan nhw |
| conditional | machludwn i, machludswn i | machludet ti, machludset ti | machludai fo/fe/hi, machludsai fo/fe/hi | machluden ni, machludsen ni | machludech chi, machludsech chi | machluden nhw, machludsen nhw |
| preterite | machludais i, machludes i | machludaist ti, machludest ti | machludodd o/e/hi | machludon ni | machludoch chi | machludon nhw |
| imperative | — | machluda | — | — | machludwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Noun
machlud m (plural machludau)
- setting
Derived terms
- machlud haul (“sunset”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| machlud | fachlud | 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–present), “machlud”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies