nesáu

Welsh

Etymology

From nes (“nearer”) +‎ -áu.

Pronunciation

Verb

nesáu (first-person singular present nesâf, not mutable)

  1. (intransitive) to draw near (+ at)
    Synonyms: agosáu, dynesu, nesu

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future nesâf nesei nesâ nesawn nesewch nesânt neseir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional nesawn nesait nesâi nesaem nesaech nesaent neseid
preterite neseais neseaist nesaodd nesasom nesasoch nesasant nesawyd
pluperfect nesaswn nesasit nesasai nesasem nesasech nesasent nesasid, nesesid
present subjunctive nesawyf neseych nesao nesaom nesaoch nesaont nesaer
imperative — nesâ nesaed nesawn nesewch nesaent nesaer
verbal noun nesáu
verbal adjectives nesedig
nesadwy

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
nesáu unchanged unchanged unchanged

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