cysgodi

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh kysgoti. By surface analysis, cysgod (shade) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /kəsˈɡɔdɪ/, [kʰəsˈkɔdɪ]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /kəsˈɡoːdi/, /kəsˈɡɔdi/, [kʰəsˈkoːdi], [kʰəsˈkɔdɪ]

Verb

cysgodi (first-person singular present cysgodaf)

  1. to shelter, to take cover
    Synonyms: ymochel, llochesu
  2. to shelter, to shade, to overshadow
    Synonyms: tywyllu, cymylu, gorchuddio

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cysgodaf cysgodi cysgod, cysgoda cysgodwn cysgodwch cysgodant cysgodir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
cysgodwn cysgodit cysgodai cysgodem cysgodech cysgodent cysgodid
preterite cysgodais cysgodaist cysgododd cysgodasom cysgodasoch cysgodasant cysgodwyd
pluperfect cysgodaswn cysgodasit cysgodasai cysgodasem cysgodasech cysgodasent cysgodasid, cysgodesid
present subjunctive cysgodwyf cysgodych cysgodo cysgodom cysgodoch cysgodont cysgoder
imperative cysgod, cysgoda cysgoded cysgodwn cysgodwch cysgodent cysgoder
verbal noun cysgodi
verbal adjectives cysgodedig
cysgodadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future cysgoda i,
cysgodaf i
cysgodi di cysgodith o/e/hi,
cysgodiff e/hi
cysgodwn ni cysgodwch chi cysgodan nhw
conditional cysgodwn i,
cysgodswn i
cysgodet ti,
cysgodset ti
cysgodai fo/fe/hi,
cysgodsai fo/fe/hi
cysgoden ni,
cysgodsen ni
cysgodech chi,
cysgodsech chi
cysgoden nhw,
cysgodsen nhw
preterite cysgodais i,
cysgodes i
cysgodaist ti,
cysgodest ti
cysgododd o/e/hi cysgodon ni cysgodoch chi cysgodon nhw
imperative cysgoda cysgodwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of cysgodi
radical soft nasal aspirate
cysgodi gysgodi nghysgodi chysgodi

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “cysgodi”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cysgodi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies