baglu

Welsh

Etymology

From bagl (crutch; leg) (borrowed from Latin baculum (walking stick)[1]) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

baglu (first-person singular present baglaf)

  1. (ambitransitive) to trip, to stumble

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future baglaf begli bagla baglwn beglwch, baglwch baglant beglir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
baglwn baglit baglai baglem baglech baglent beglid
preterite beglais beglaist baglodd baglasom baglasoch baglasant baglwyd
pluperfect baglaswn baglasit baglasai baglasem baglasech baglasent baglasid, baglesid
present subjunctive baglwyf beglych baglo baglom bagloch baglont bagler
imperative bagla bagled baglwn beglwch, baglwch baglent bagler
verbal noun baglu
verbal adjectives bagledig
bagladwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future bagla i,
baglaf i
bagli di baglith o/e/hi,
bagliff e/hi
baglwn ni baglwch chi baglan nhw
conditional baglwn i,
baglswn i
baglet ti,
baglset ti
baglai fo/fe/hi,
baglsai fo/fe/hi
baglen ni,
baglsen ni
baglech chi,
baglsech chi
baglen nhw,
baglsen nhw
preterite baglais i,
bagles i
baglaist ti,
baglest ti
baglodd o/e/hi baglon ni bagloch chi baglon nhw
imperative bagla baglwch

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation

Mutated forms of baglu
radical soft nasal aspirate
baglu faglu maglu unchanged

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

References

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