gormesu

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • gormesa

Etymology

gormes (oppression) +‎ -u.

Verb

gormesu (first-person singular present gormesaf)

  1. to oppress, to domineer
    Synonyms: gorthrymu, treisio, gorthrechu, llethu

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future gormesaf gormesi gormesa gormeswn gormeswch gormesant gormesir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
gormeswn gormesit gormesai gormesem gormesech gormesent gormesid
preterite gormesais gormesaist gormesodd gormesasom gormesasoch gormesasant gormeswyd
pluperfect gormesaswn gormesasit gormesasai gormesasem gormesasech gormesasent gormesasid, gormesesid
present subjunctive gormeswyf gormesych gormeso gormesom gormesoch gormesont gormeser
imperative gormesa gormesed gormeswn gormeswch gormesent gormeser
verbal noun gormesu
verbal adjectives gormesedig
gormesadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future gormesa i,
gormesaf i
gormesi di gormesith o/e/hi,
gormesiff e/hi
gormeswn ni gormeswch chi gormesan nhw
conditional gormeswn i,
gormesswn i
gormeset ti,
gormesset ti
gormesai fo/fe/hi,
gormessai fo/fe/hi
gormesen ni,
gormessen ni
gormesech chi,
gormessech chi
gormesen nhw,
gormessen nhw
preterite gormesais i,
gormeses i
gormesaist ti,
gormesest ti
gormesodd o/e/hi gormeson ni gormesoch chi gormeson nhw
imperative gormesa gormeswch

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

Further reading

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