nythu

Welsh

Etymology

From nyth (“nest”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

nythu (first-person singular present nythaf, not mutable)

  1. (intransitive) to nest

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future nythaf nythi nytha nythwn nythwch nythant nythir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 nythwn nythit nythai nythem nythech nythent nythid
preterite nythais nythaist nythodd nythasom nythasoch nythasant nythwyd
pluperfect nythaswn nythasit nythasai nythasem nythasech nythasent nythasid, nythesid
present subjunctive nythwyf nythych nytho nythom nythoch nythont nyther
imperative — nytha nythed nythwn nythwch nythent nyther
verbal noun nythu
verbal adjectives nythedig
nythadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future nytha i, nythaf i nythi di nythith o/e/hi, nythiff e/hi nythwn ni nythwch chi nythan nhw
conditional nythwn i, nythswn i nythet ti, nythset ti nythai fo/fe/hi, nythsai fo/fe/hi nythen ni, nythsen ni nythech chi, nythsech chi nythen nhw, nythsen nhw
preterite nythais i, nythes i nythaist ti, nythest ti nythodd o/e/hi nython ni nythoch chi nython nhw
imperative — nytha — — nythwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • nythiad (“nesting”)

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