Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]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
[edit]| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||
| inflected colloquial forms |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ymesgusodi | unchanged | unchanged | hymesgusodi |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- 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