amgáu

Welsh

Etymology

From am- +‎ cau (“to close”).

Pronunciation

Verb

amgáu (first-person singular present amgaeaf)

  1. to enclose

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future amgaeaf amgaei amgae amgaewn amgaewch amgaeant amgaeir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 amgaewn amgaeit amgaeai amgaeem amgaeech amgaeent amgaeid
preterite amgaeais amgaeaist amgaeodd amgaeasom amgaeasoch amgaeasant amgaewyd
pluperfect amgaeaswn amgaeasit amgaeasai amgaeasem amgaeasech amgaeasent amgaeasid, amgaeesid
present subjunctive amgaewyf amgaeych amgaeo amgaeom amgaeoch amgaeont amgaeer
imperative — amgau, amgaea amgaeed amgaewn amgaewch amgaeent amgaeer
verbal noun amgáu
verbal adjectives amgaeedig
amgaeadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future amgaea i, amgaeaf i amgaei di amgaeith o/e/hi, amgaeiff e/hi amgaewn ni amgaewch chi amgaean nhw
conditional amgaewn i, amgaeswn i amgaeet ti, amgaeset ti amgaeai fo/fe/hi, amgaesai fo/fe/hi amgaeen ni, amgaesen ni amgaeech chi, amgaesech chi amgaeen nhw, amgaesen nhw
preterite amgaeais i, amgaees i amgaeaist ti, amgaeest ti amgaeodd o/e/hi amgaeon ni amgaeoch chi amgaeon nhw
imperative — amgaea — — amgaewch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • amgaeedig (“enclosed”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
amgáu unchanged unchanged hamgáu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “amgáu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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