cylchynu

Welsh

Etymology

From cylchyn (“circle, hoop”) +‎ -u.

Verb

cylchynu (first-person singular present cylchynaf)

  1. to encircle, to surround, to besiege

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cylchynaf cylchyni cylchyna cylchynwn cylchynwch cylchynant cylchynir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 cylchynwn cylchynit cylchynai cylchynem cylchynech cylchynent cylchynid
preterite cylchynais cylchynaist cylchynodd cylchynasom cylchynasoch cylchynasant cylchynwyd
pluperfect cylchynaswn cylchynasit cylchynasai cylchynasem cylchynasech cylchynasent cylchynasid, cylchynesid
present subjunctive cylchynwyf cylchynych cylchyno cylchynom cylchynoch cylchynont cylchyner
imperative — cylchyna cylchyned cylchynwn cylchynwch cylchynent cylchyner
verbal noun cylchynu
verbal adjectives cylchynedig
cylchynadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future cylchyna i, cylchynaf i cylchyni di cylchynith o/e/hi, cylchyniff e/hi cylchynwn ni cylchynwch chi cylchynan nhw
conditional cylchynwn i, cylchynswn i cylchynet ti, cylchynset ti cylchynai fo/fe/hi, cylchynsai fo/fe/hi cylchynen ni, cylchynsen ni cylchynech chi, cylchynsech chi cylchynen nhw, cylchynsen nhw
preterite cylchynais i, cylchynes i cylchynaist ti, cylchynest ti cylchynodd o/e/hi cylchynon ni cylchynoch chi cylchynon nhw
imperative — cylchyna — — cylchynwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • amgylchynu (“to encircle, to encompass”)
  • cylchynol (“peripatetic”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cylchynu gylchynu nghylchynu chylchynu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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