rhuo

Welsh

Etymology

Compare Latin rugio.

Pronunciation

Verb

rhuo (first-person singular present rhuaf)

  1. to roar, to bellow

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future rhuaf rhui rhua rhuwn rhuwch rhuant rhuir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		rhuwn rhuit rhuai rhuem rhuech rhuent rhuid
preterite rhuais rhuaist rhuodd rhuasom rhuasoch rhuasant rhuwyd
pluperfect rhuaswn rhuasit rhuasai rhuasem rhuasech rhuasent rhuasid, rhuesid
present subjunctive rhuwyf rhuych rhuo rhuom rhuoch rhuont rhuer
imperative — rhua rhued rhuwn rhuwch rhuent rhuer
verbal noun rhuo
verbal adjectives rhuedig
rhuadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future rhua i,
rhuaf i 		rhui di rhuith o/e/hi,
rhuiff e/hi 		rhuwn ni rhuwch chi rhuan nhw
conditional rhuwn i,
rhuswn i 		rhuet ti,
rhuset ti 		rhuai fo/fe/hi,
rhusai fo/fe/hi 		rhuen ni,
rhusen ni 		rhuech chi,
rhusech chi 		rhuen nhw,
rhusen nhw
preterite rhuais i,
rhues i 		rhuaist ti,
rhuest ti 		rhuodd o/e/hi rhuon ni rhuoch chi rhuon nhw
imperative — rhua — — rhuwch —

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of rhuo
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhuo ruo unchanged unchanged

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

Further reading

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