cyffyloca
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From cyffylog (“woodcock”) + -a.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
cyffyloca (first-person singular present cyffylocaf)
- to hunt and catch woodcock
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | cyffylocaf | cyffyloci | cyffyloca | cyffylocwn | cyffylocwch | cyffylocant | cyffylocir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
cyffylocwn | cyffylocit | cyffylocai | cyffylocem | cyffylocech | cyffylocent | cyffylocid | |
| preterite | cyffylocais | cyffylocaist | cyffylocodd | cyffylocasom | cyffylocasoch | cyffylocasant | cyffylocwyd | |
| pluperfect | cyffylocaswn | cyffylocasit | cyffylocasai | cyffylocasem | cyffylocasech | cyffylocasent | cyffylocasid, cyffylocesid | |
| present subjunctive | cyffylocwyf | cyffylocych | cyffyloco | cyffylocom | cyffylococh | cyffylocont | cyffylocer | |
| imperative | — | cyffyloca | cyffyloced | cyffylocwn | cyffylocwch | cyffylocent | cyffylocer | |
| verbal noun | cyffyloca | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | cyffylocedig cyffylocadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | cyffyloca i, cyffylocaf i | cyffyloci di | cyffylocith o/e/hi, cyffylociff e/hi | cyffylocwn ni | cyffylocwch chi | cyffylocan nhw |
| conditional | cyffylocwn i, cyffylocswn i | cyffylocet ti, cyffylocset ti | cyffylocai fo/fe/hi, cyffylocsai fo/fe/hi | cyffylocen ni, cyffylocsen ni | cyffylocech chi, cyffylocsech chi | cyffylocen nhw, cyffylocsen nhw |
| preterite | cyffylocais i, cyffyloces i | cyffylocaist ti, cyffylocest ti | cyffylocodd o/e/hi | cyffylocon ni | cyffylococh chi | cyffylocon nhw |
| imperative | — | cyffyloca | — | — | cyffylocwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cyffyloca | gyffyloca | nghyffyloca | chyffyloca |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyffyloca”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies