llathru

Welsh

Etymology

llathr (glossy, shiny) +‎ -u.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

llathru (first-person singular present llathraf)

  1. to shine[1]
  2. to make shiny, to burnish[1]
    Synonym: caboli

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future llathraf llathri llathr, llathra llathrwn llathrwch llathrant llathrir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
llathrwn llathrit llathrai llathrem llathrech llathrent llathrid
preterite llathrais llathraist llathrodd llathrasom llathrasoch llathrasant llathrwyd
pluperfect llathraswn llathrasit llathrasai llathrasem llathrasech llathrasent llathrasid, llathresid
present subjunctive llathrwyf llathrych llathro llathrom llathroch llathront llathrer
imperative llathr, llathra llathred llathrwn llathrwch llathrent llathrer
verbal noun llathru
verbal adjectives llathredig
llathradwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future llathra i,
llathraf i
llathri di llathrith o/e/hi,
llathriff e/hi
llathrwn ni llathrwch chi llathran nhw
conditional llathrwn i,
llathrswn i
llathret ti,
llathrset ti
llathrai fo/fe/hi,
llathrsai fo/fe/hi
llathren ni,
llathrsen ni
llathrech chi,
llathrsech chi
llathren nhw,
llathrsen nhw
preterite llathrais i,
llathres i
llathraist ti,
llathrest ti
llathrodd o/e/hi llathron ni llathroch chi llathron nhw
imperative llathra llathrwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of llathru
radical soft nasal aspirate
llathru lathru unchanged unchanged

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llathru”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies