ymesgusodi
Welsh
Etymology
ym- + esgusodi
Verb
ymesgusodi (first-person singular present ymesgusodaf)
- (transitive) to excuse, to make excuses for, to apologise for
- (intransitive) to excuse oneself, to make excuses for oneself, to apologise
- Ond dechreuodd pawb ymesgusodi yn unfryd. ― But they all began as one to make excuses.
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
present indicative/future | ymesgusodaf | ymesgusodi | ymesgusod | ymesgusodwn | ymesgusodwch | ymesgusodant | ymesgusodir | |
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | ymesgusodwn | ymesgusodit | ymesgusodai | ymesgusodem | ymesgusodech | ymesgusodent | ymesgusodid | |
preterite | ymesgusodais | ymesgusodaist | ymesgusododd | ymesgusodasom | ymesgusodasoch | ymesgusodasant | ymesgusodwyd | |
pluperfect | ymesgusodaswn | ymesgusodasit | ymesgusodasai | ymesgusodasem | ymesgusodasech | ymesgusodasent | ymesgusodasid, ymesgusodesid | |
present subjunctive | ymesgusodwyf | ymesgusodych | ymesgusodo | ymesgusodom | ymesgusodoch | ymesgusodont | ymesgusoder | |
imperative | — | ymesgusod | ymesgusoded | ymesgusodwn | ymesgusodwch | ymesgusodent | ymesgusoder | |
verbal noun | ymesgusodi | |||||||
verbal adjectives | ymesgusodedig ymesgusodadwy |
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |
future | ymesgusoda i, ymesgusodaf i | ymesgusodi di | ymesgusodith o/e/hi, ymesgusodiff e/hi | ymesgusodwn ni | ymesgusodwch chi | ymesgusodan nhw |
conditional | ymesgusodwn i, ymesgusodswn i | ymesgusodet ti, ymesgusodset ti | ymesgusodai fo/fe/hi, ymesgusodsai fo/fe/hi | ymesgusoden ni, ymesgusodsen ni | ymesgusodech chi, ymesgusodsech chi | ymesgusoden nhw, ymesgusodsen nhw |
preterite | ymesgusodais i, ymesgusodes i | ymesgusodaist ti, ymesgusodest ti | ymesgusododd o/e/hi | ymesgusodon ni | ymesgusodoch chi | ymesgusodon nhw |
imperative | — | ymesgusoda | — | — | ymesgusodwch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. |
Derived terms
- ymesgusodiad
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
ymesgusodi | unchanged | unchanged | hymesgusodi |
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) , “ymesgusodi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies