twlu
Welsh
Alternative forms
- taflu
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtʊlɨ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtuːli/, /ˈtʊli/
Verb
twlu (first-person singular present twlaf)
- (South Wales, colloquial) Alternative form of taflu (“to throw”)
Conjugation
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | twla i, twlaf i | twli di | twlith o/e/hi, twliff e/hi | twlwn ni | twlwch chi | twlan nhw |
| conditional | twlwn i, twlswn i | twlet ti, twlset ti | twlai fo/fe/hi, twlsai fo/fe/hi | twlen ni, twlsen ni | twlech chi, twlsech chi | twlen nhw, twlsen nhw |
| preterite | twlais i, twles i | twlaist ti, twlest ti | twlodd o/e/hi | twlon ni | twloch chi | twlon nhw |
| imperative | — | twla | — | — | twlwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| twlu | dwlu | nhwlu | thwlu |
| 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-), “twlu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies