cysylltu

Welsh

Etymology

From cyswllt (connection, union) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /kəˈsəɬdɨ̞/, [kʰəˈsəɬtɨ̞]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /kəˈsəɬdi/, [kʰəˈsəɬti]
  • Rhymes: -əɬdɨ̞

Verb

cysylltu (first-person singular present cysylltaf) (ambitransitive)

  1. to couple, to connect, to affiliate, to unite, to combine
    Synonyms: cyplysu, uno, cyfuno
  2. to annex
    Synonym: cydio
  3. to append
    Synonym: atodi
  4. (mathematics) to add
    Synonym: adio
  5. to spell
    Synonym: sillafu
  6. (music) to compose
    Synonym: cyfansoddi

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cysylltaf cysyllti cysyllta cysylltwn cysylltwch cysylltant cysylltir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
cysylltwn cysylltit cysylltai cysylltem cysylltech cysylltent cysylltid
preterite cysylltais cysylltaist cysylltodd cysylltasom cysylltasoch cysylltasant cysylltwyd
pluperfect cysylltaswn cysylltasit cysylltasai cysylltasem cysylltasech cysylltasent cysylltasid, cysylltesid
present subjunctive cysylltwyf cysylltych cysyllto cysylltom cysylltoch cysylltont cysyllter
imperative cysyllta cysyllted cysylltwn cysylltwch cysylltent cysyllter
verbal noun cysylltu
verbal adjectives cysylltedig
cysylltadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future cysyllta i,
cysylltaf i
cysyllti di cysylltith o/e/hi,
cysylltiff e/hi
cysylltwn ni cysylltwch chi cysylltan nhw
conditional cysylltwn i,
cysylltswn i
cysylltet ti,
cysylltset ti
cysylltai fo/fe/hi,
cysylltsai fo/fe/hi
cysyllten ni,
cysylltsen ni
cysylltech chi,
cysylltsech chi
cysyllten nhw,
cysylltsen nhw
preterite cysylltais i,
cysylltes i
cysylltaist ti,
cysylltest ti
cysylltodd o/e/hi cysyllton ni cysylltoch chi cysyllton nhw
imperative cysyllta cysylltwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cysylltu
radical soft nasal aspirate
cysylltu gysylltu nghysylltu chysylltu

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

References

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