esblygu

Welsh

Etymology

From es- (ex-) +‎ plygu (to fold). Calque of Latin ēvolvō (unroll, unfold).

Verb

esblygu (first-person singular present esblygaf)

  1. (ambitransitive) to evolve

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future esblygaf esblygi esblyga esblygwn esblygwch esblygant esblygir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
esblygwn esblygit esblygai esblygem esblygech esblygent esblygid
preterite esblygais esblygaist esblygodd esblygasom esblygasoch esblygasant esblygwyd
pluperfect esblygaswn esblygasit esblygasai esblygasem esblygasech esblygasent esblygasid, esblygesid
present subjunctive esblygwyf esblygych esblygo esblygom esblygoch esblygont esblyger
imperative esblyga esblyged esblygwn esblygwch esblygent esblyger
verbal noun esblygu
verbal adjectives esblygedig
esblygadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future esblyga i,
esblygaf i
esblygi di esblygith o/e/hi,
esblygiff e/hi
esblygwn ni esblygwch chi esblygan nhw
conditional esblygwn i,
esblygswn i
esblyget ti,
esblygset ti
esblygai fo/fe/hi,
esblygsai fo/fe/hi
esblygen ni,
esblygsen ni
esblygech chi,
esblygsech chi
esblygen nhw,
esblygsen nhw
preterite esblygais i,
esblyges i
esblygaist ti,
esblygest ti
esblygodd o/e/hi esblygon ni esblygoch chi esblygon nhw
imperative esblyga esblygwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of esblygu
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
esblygu unchanged unchanged hesblygu

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