caboli

Welsh

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Verb

caboli (first-person singular present cabolaf)

  1. to polish, to buff, to burnish
    Synonym: llathru
  2. (figurative) to polish, to perfect
    Synonyms: perffeithio, coethi, cywreinio

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cabolaf caboli cabol, cabola cabolwn cabolwch cabolant cabolir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
cabolwn cabolit cabolai cabolem cabolech cabolent cabolid
preterite cabolais cabolaist cabolodd cabolasom cabolasoch cabolasant cabolwyd
pluperfect cabolaswn cabolasit cabolasai cabolasem cabolasech cabolasent cabolasid, cabolesid
present subjunctive cabolwyf cabolych cabolo cabolom caboloch cabolont caboler
imperative cabol, cabola caboled cabolwn cabolwch cabolent caboler
verbal noun caboli
verbal adjectives caboledig
caboladwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future cabola i,
cabolaf i
caboli di cabolith o/e/hi,
caboliff e/hi
cabolwn ni cabolwch chi cabolan nhw
conditional cabolwn i,
cabolswn i
cabolet ti,
cabolset ti
cabolai fo/fe/hi,
cabolsai fo/fe/hi
cabolen ni,
cabolsen ni
cabolech chi,
cabolsech chi
cabolen nhw,
cabolsen nhw
preterite cabolais i,
caboles i
cabolaist ti,
cabolest ti
cabolodd o/e/hi cabolon ni caboloch chi cabolon nhw
imperative cabola cabolwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of caboli
radical soft nasal aspirate
caboli gaboli nghaboli chaboli

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

Further reading

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