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Welsh

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Etymology

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Derived from earlier arlloes. Doublet of arloesi (“to innovate”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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arllwys (first-person singular present arllwysaf)

  1. (South Wales) to pour
    Synonyms: (North Wales) tywallt, (Central Wales) powrio
    1. (figurative) to pour (with rain)
      Dewch i mewn, mae'n arllwys y glaw tu fas.
      Come inside, it's pouring with rain outside.
      Synonym: glawio
  2. to empty out, to evacuate
    Synonyms: gwagio, gwacáu
    1. to purge, to cleanse
      Synonyms: clirio, carthu, glanhau allan

Conjugation

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Conjugation of arllwys (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future arllwysa i,
arllwysaf i
arllwysi di arllwysith o/e/hi,
arllwysiff e/hi
arllwyswn ni arllwyswch chi arllwysan nhw
conditional arllwyswn i,
arllwysswn i
arllwyset ti,
arllwysset ti
arllwysai fo/fe/hi,
arllwyssai fo/fe/hi
arllwysen ni,
arllwyssen ni
arllwysech chi,
arllwyssech chi
arllwysen nhw,
arllwyssen nhw
preterite arllwysais i,
arllwyses i
arllwysaist ti,
arllwysest ti
arllwysodd o/e/hi arllwyson ni arllwysoch chi arllwyson nhw
imperative arllwysa arllwyswch

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of arllwys
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
arllwys unchanged unchanged harllwys

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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