esteru

Welsh

Etymology

From ester +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɛsˈdɛrɨ/, [ɛsˈtɛrɨ]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɛsˈdeːrɨ/, /ɛsˈdɛrɨ/, [ɛsˈteːrɨ], [ɛsˈtɛrɨ]

Verb

esteru (first-person singular present esteraf)

  1. (organic chemistry, transitive) to esterify

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future esteraf esteri estera esterwn esterwch esterant esterir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		esterwn esterit esterai esterem esterech esterent esterid
preterite esterais esteraist esterodd esterasom esterasoch esterasant esterwyd
pluperfect esteraswn esterasit esterasai esterasem esterasech esterasent esterasid, esteresid
present subjunctive esterwyf esterych estero esterom esteroch esteront esterer
imperative — estera estered esterwn esterwch esterent esterer
verbal noun esteru
verbal adjectives esteredig
esteradwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future estera i,
esteraf i 		esteri di esterith o/e/hi,
esteriff e/hi 		esterwn ni esterwch chi esteran nhw
conditional esterwn i,
esterswn i 		esteret ti,
esterset ti 		esterai fo/fe/hi,
estersai fo/fe/hi 		esteren ni,
estersen ni 		esterech chi,
estersech chi 		esteren nhw,
estersen nhw
preterite esterais i,
esteres i 		esteraist ti,
esterest ti 		esterodd o/e/hi esteron ni esteroch chi esteron nhw
imperative — estera — — esterwch —

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of esteru
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
esteru unchanged unchanged hesteru

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

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎[2] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN
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