adalw

Welsh

Etymology

ad- +‎ galw (“call”).

Pronunciation

Verb

adalw (first-person singular present adalwaf)

  1. to recall, to call back
    Synonym: galw'n ôl
  2. to recall, to remember
    Synonyms: dwyn i gof, cofio
  3. to retrieve
    Synonym: adennill
  4. to revoke, to annul
    Synonyms: diddymu, dirymu

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future adalwaf adelwi adeilw adalwn adelwch, adalwch adalwant adelwir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional adalwn adalwit adalwai adalwem adalwech adalwent adelwid
preterite adelwais adelwaist adalwodd adalwasom adalwasoch adalwasant adalwyd
pluperfect adalwaswn adalwasit adalwasai adalwasem adalwasech adalwasent adalwasid, adalwesid
present subjunctive adalwyf adelwych adalwo adalwom adalwoch adalwont adalwer
imperative — adalw, adalwa adalwed adalwn adelwch, adalwch adalwent adalwer
verbal noun
verbal adjectives adalwedig
adalwadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future adalwa i,
adalwaf i 		adalwi di adalwith o/e/hi,
adalwiff e/hi 		adalwn ni adalwch chi adalwan nhw
conditional adalwn i,
adalwswn i 		adalwet ti,
adalwset ti 		adalwai fo/fe/hi,
adalwsai fo/fe/hi 		adalwen ni,
adalwsen ni 		adalwech chi,
adalwsech chi 		adalwen nhw,
adalwsen nhw
preterite adalwais i,
adalwes i 		adalwaist ti,
adalwest ti 		adalwodd o/e/hi adalwon ni adalwoch chi adalwon nhw
imperative — adalwa — — adalwch —

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

Further reading

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