camsillafu

Welsh

Etymology

From cam- (mis-) +‎ sillafu (to spell).

Pronunciation

Verb

camsillafu (first-person singular present camsillafaf)

  1. (transitive) to misspell

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future camsillafaf camsillefi camsillafa camsillafwn camsillefwch, camsillafwch camsillafant camsillefir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
camsillafwn camsillafit camsillafai camsillafem camsillafech camsillafent camsillefid
preterite camsillefais camsillefaist camsillafodd camsillafasom camsillafasoch camsillafasant camsillafwyd
pluperfect camsillafaswn camsillafasit camsillafasai camsillafasem camsillafasech camsillafasent camsillafasid, camsillafesid
present subjunctive camsillafwyf camsillefych camsillafo camsillafom camsillafoch camsillafont camsillafer
imperative camsillafa camsillafed camsillafwn camsillefwch, camsillafwch camsillafent camsillafer
verbal noun camsillafu
verbal adjectives camsillafedig
camsillafadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future camsillafa i,
camsillafaf i
camsillafi di camsillafith o/e/hi,
camsillafiff e/hi
camsillafwn ni camsillafwch chi camsillafan nhw
conditional camsillafwn i,
camsillafswn i
camsillafet ti,
camsillafset ti
camsillafai fo/fe/hi,
camsillafsai fo/fe/hi
camsillafen ni,
camsillafsen ni
camsillafech chi,
camsillafsech chi
camsillafen nhw,
camsillafsen nhw
preterite camsillafais i,
camsillafes i
camsillafaist ti,
camsillafest ti
camsillafodd o/e/hi camsillafon ni camsillafoch chi camsillafon nhw
imperative camsillafa camsillafwch

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

Derived terms

Further reading

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