mwyngloddio

Welsh

Etymology

mwyn (mine) +‎ cloddio (dig, delve)

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /(ˌ)mʊɨ̯ŋˈɡlɔðjɔ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /(ˌ)mʊi̯ŋˈɡlɔðjɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔðjɔ

Verb

mwyngloddio (first-person singular present mwyngloddiaf)

  1. (ambitransitive) to mine

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future mwyngloddiaf mwyngloddii mwyngloddia mwyngloddiwn mwyngloddiwch mwyngloddiant mwyngloddiir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
mwyngloddiwn mwyngloddiit mwyngloddiai mwyngloddiem mwyngloddiech mwyngloddient mwyngloddiid
preterite mwyngloddiais mwyngloddiaist mwyngloddiodd mwyngloddiasom mwyngloddiasoch mwyngloddiasant mwyngloddiwyd
pluperfect mwyngloddiaswn mwyngloddiasit mwyngloddiasai mwyngloddiasem mwyngloddiasech mwyngloddiasent mwyngloddiasid, mwyngloddiesid
present subjunctive mwyngloddiwyf mwyngloddiych mwyngloddio mwyngloddiom mwyngloddioch mwyngloddiont mwyngloddier
imperative mwyngloddia mwyngloddied mwyngloddiwn mwyngloddiwch mwyngloddient mwyngloddier
verbal noun mwyngloddio
verbal adjectives mwyngloddiedig
mwyngloddiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future mwyngloddia i,
mwyngloddiaf i
mwyngloddi di mwyngloddith o/e/hi,
mwyngloddiff e/hi
mwyngloddiwn ni mwyngloddiwch chi mwyngloddian nhw
conditional mwyngloddiwn i,
mwyngloddiswn i
mwyngloddiet ti,
mwyngloddiset ti
mwyngloddiai fo/fe/hi,
mwyngloddisai fo/fe/hi
mwyngloddien ni,
mwyngloddisen ni
mwyngloddiech chi,
mwyngloddisech chi
mwyngloddien nhw,
mwyngloddisen nhw
preterite mwyngloddiais i,
mwyngloddies i
mwyngloddiaist ti,
mwyngloddiest ti
mwyngloddiodd o/e/hi mwyngloddion ni mwyngloddioch chi mwyngloddion nhw
imperative mwyngloddia mwyngloddiwch

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

Derived terms

  • mwyngloddiaeth f (mining science)
  • mwyngloddiwr m (miner)

Mutation

Mutated forms of mwyngloddio
radical soft nasal aspirate
mwyngloddio fwyngloddio unchanged unchanged

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