arllwys
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈarɬʊɨ̯s/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈarɬʊi̯s/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈarɬʊs/
Verb
arllwys (first-person singular present arllwysaf)
- (South Wales) to pour
- Dewch i mewn, mae'n arllwys y glaw tu fas.
- Come inside, it's pouring with rain outside.
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | arllwysaf | arllwysi | arllwys, arllwysa | arllwyswn | arllwyswch | arllwysant | arllwysir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | arllwyswn | arllwysit | arllwysai | arllwysem | arllwysech | arllwysent | arllwysid | |
| preterite | arllwysais | arllwysaist | arllwysodd | arllwysasom | arllwysasoch | arllwysasant | arllwyswyd | |
| pluperfect | arllwysaswn | arllwysasit | arllwysasai | arllwysasem | arllwysasech | arllwysasent | arllwysasid, arllwysesid | |
| present subjunctive | arllwyswyf | arllwysych | arllwyso | arllwysom | arllwysoch | arllwysont | arllwyser | |
| imperative | — | arllwysa | arllwysed | arllwyswn | arllwyswch | arllwysent | arllwyser | |
| verbal noun | arllwys | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | arllwysedig arllwysadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | arllwysa i, arllwysaf i | arllwysi di | arllwysith o/e/hi, arllwysiff e/hi | arllwyswn ni | arllwyswch chi | arllwysan nhw |
| conditional | arllwyswn i, arllwysswn i | arllwyset ti, arllwysset ti | arllwysai fo/fe/hi, arllwyssai fo/fe/hi | arllwysen ni, arllwyssen ni | arllwysech chi, arllwyssech chi | arllwysen nhw, arllwyssen nhw |
| preterite | arllwysais i, arllwyses i | arllwysaist ti, arllwysest ti | arllwysodd o/e/hi | arllwyson ni | arllwysoch chi | arllwyson nhw |
| imperative | — | arllwysa | — | — | arllwyswch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Synonyms
- tywallt (North Wales)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| arllwys | unchanged | unchanged | harllwys |
| 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), “arllwysaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies