tystiolaethu

Welsh

Etymology

From tystiolaeth (evidence, proof; testimony) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /təsdjɔˈlaːɨ̯θɨ̞/, /təsdjɔˈleɨ̯θɨ̞/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /təsdjɔˈlai̯θɪ/, /təsdjɔˈlei̯θɪ/

Verb

tystiolaethu (first-person singular present tystiolaethaf)

  1. to testify, to bear witness
    Synonym: tystio

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future tystiolaethaf tystiolaethi tystiolaetha tystiolaethwn tystiolaethwch tystiolaethant tystiolaethir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
tystiolaethwn tystiolaethit tystiolaethai tystiolaethem tystiolaethech tystiolaethent tystiolaethid
preterite tystiolaethais tystiolaethaist tystiolaethodd tystiolaethasom tystiolaethasoch tystiolaethasant tystiolaethwyd
pluperfect tystiolaethaswn tystiolaethasit tystiolaethasai tystiolaethasem tystiolaethasech tystiolaethasent tystiolaethasid, tystiolaethesid
present subjunctive tystiolaethwyf tystiolaethych tystiolaetho tystiolaethom tystiolaethoch tystiolaethont tystiolaether
imperative tystiolaetha tystiolaethed tystiolaethwn tystiolaethwch tystiolaethent tystiolaether
verbal noun tystiolaethu
verbal adjectives tystiolaethedig
tystiolaethadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future tystiolaetha i,
tystiolaethaf i
tystiolaethi di tystiolaethith o/e/hi,
tystiolaethiff e/hi
tystiolaethwn ni tystiolaethwch chi tystiolaethan nhw
conditional tystiolaethwn i,
tystiolaethswn i
tystiolaethet ti,
tystiolaethset ti
tystiolaethai fo/fe/hi,
tystiolaethsai fo/fe/hi
tystiolaethen ni,
tystiolaethsen ni
tystiolaethech chi,
tystiolaethsech chi
tystiolaethen nhw,
tystiolaethsen nhw
preterite tystiolaethais i,
tystiolaethes i
tystiolaethaist ti,
tystiolaethest ti
tystiolaethodd o/e/hi tystiolaethon ni tystiolaethoch chi tystiolaethon nhw
imperative tystiolaetha tystiolaethwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of tystiolaethu
radical soft nasal aspirate
tystiolaethu dystiolaethu nhystiolaethu thystiolaethu

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), “tystiolaethu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies