gyrru

Welsh

Etymology

From gyr (drive, thrust; flock, drove) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

gyrru (first-person singular present gyrraf)

  1. to drive
    Synonyms: ysbarduno, symud
    1. to compel
      Synonym: gorfodi
  2. (North Wales) to send
    Synonyms: anfon, danfon

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future gyrraf gyrri gyr gyrrwn gyrrwch gyrrant gyrrir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
gyrrwn gyrrit gyrrai gyrrem gyrrech gyrrent gyrrid
preterite gyrrais gyrraist gyrrodd gyrasom gyrasoch gyrasant gyrrwyd
pluperfect gyraswn gyrasit gyrasai gyrasem gyrasech gyrasent gyrasid, gyresid
present subjunctive gyrrwyf gyrrych gyrro gyrrom gyrroch gyrront gyrrer
imperative gyr, gyrra gyrred gyrrwn gyrrwch gyrrent gyrrer
verbal noun gyrru
verbal adjectives gyredig
gyradwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future gyrra i,
gyrraf i
gyrri di gyrrith o/e/hi,
gyrriff e/hi
gyrrwn ni gyrrwch chi gyrran nhw
conditional gyrrwn i,
gyrswn i
gyrret ti,
gyrset ti
gyrrai fo/fe/hi,
gyrsai fo/fe/hi
gyrren ni,
gyrsen ni
gyrrech chi,
gyrsech chi
gyrren nhw,
gyrsen nhw
preterite gyrrais i,
gyrres i
gyrraist ti,
gyrrest ti
gyrrodd o/e/hi gyrron ni gyrroch chi gyrron nhw
imperative gyrra gyrrwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of gyrru
radical soft nasal aspirate
gyrru yrru ngyrru unchanged

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