erthylu
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɛrˈθəlɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɛrˈθəlɪ/
Verb
[edit]erthylu (first-person singular present ethylaf)
- (medicine) to abort
- (medicine) to miscarry
- Synonym: camesgor
- to cut short, to bring to a premature end
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | erthylaf | erthyli | erthyl, erthyla | erthylwn | erthylwch | erthylant | erthylir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
erthylwn | erthylit | erthylai | erthylem | erthylech | erthylent | erthylid | |
| preterite | erthylais | erthylaist | erthylodd | erthylasom | erthylasoch | erthylasant | erthylwyd | |
| pluperfect | erthylaswn | erthylasit | erthylasai | erthylasem | erthylasech | erthylasent | erthylasid, erthylesid | |
| present subjunctive | erthylwyf | erthylych | erthylo | erthylom | erthyloch | erthylont | erthyler | |
| imperative | — | erthyl, erthyla | erthyled | erthylwn | erthylwch | erthylent | erthyler | |
| verbal noun | erthylu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | erthyledig erthyladwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | erthyla i, erthylaf i | erthyli di | erthylith o/e/hi, erthyliff e/hi | erthylwn ni | erthylwch chi | erthylan nhw |
| conditional | erthylwn i, erthylswn i | erthylet ti, erthylset ti | erthylai fo/fe/hi, erthylsai fo/fe/hi | erthylen ni, erthylsen ni | erthylech chi, erthylsech chi | erthylen nhw, erthylsen nhw |
| preterite | erthylais i, erthyles i | erthylaist ti, erthylest ti | erthylodd o/e/hi | erthylon ni | erthyloch chi | erthylon nhw |
| imperative | — | erthyla | — | — | erthylwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
[edit]- erthyliad (“abortion”)
Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| erthylu | unchanged | unchanged | herthylu |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “erthylu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies