pwyllgora

Welsh

Etymology

From pwyllgor (committee) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /pʊɨ̯ɬˈɡɔra/, [pʰʊɨ̯ɬˈkɔra]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /pʊi̯ɬˈɡoːra/, [pʰʊi̯ɬˈkoːra], /pʊi̯ɬˈɡɔra/, [pʰʊi̯ɬˈkɔra]
  • Rhymes: -ɔra

Verb

pwyllgora (first-person singular present pwyllgoraf)

  1. (pejoritive) to frequent committees, to hold committees often

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future pwyllgoraf pwyllgori pwyllgora pwyllgorwn pwyllgorwch pwyllgorant pwyllgorir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
pwyllgorwn pwyllgorit pwyllgorai pwyllgorem pwyllgorech pwyllgorent pwyllgorid
preterite pwyllgorais pwyllgoraist pwyllgorodd pwyllgorasom pwyllgorasoch pwyllgorasant pwyllgorwyd
pluperfect pwyllgoraswn pwyllgorasit pwyllgorasai pwyllgorasem pwyllgorasech pwyllgorasent pwyllgorasid, pwyllgoresid
present subjunctive pwyllgorwyf pwyllgorych pwyllgoro pwyllgorom pwyllgoroch pwyllgoront pwyllgorer
imperative pwyllgora pwyllgored pwyllgorwn pwyllgorwch pwyllgorent pwyllgorer
verbal noun pwyllgora
verbal adjectives pwyllgoredig
pwyllgoradwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future pwyllgora i,
pwyllgoraf i
pwyllgori di pwyllgorith o/e/hi,
pwyllgoriff e/hi
pwyllgorwn ni pwyllgorwch chi pwyllgoran nhw
conditional pwyllgorwn i,
pwyllgorswn i
pwyllgoret ti,
pwyllgorset ti
pwyllgorai fo/fe/hi,
pwyllgorsai fo/fe/hi
pwyllgoren ni,
pwyllgorsen ni
pwyllgorech chi,
pwyllgorsech chi
pwyllgoren nhw,
pwyllgorsen nhw
preterite pwyllgorais i,
pwyllgores i
pwyllgoraist ti,
pwyllgorest ti
pwyllgorodd o/e/hi pwyllgoron ni pwyllgoroch chi pwyllgoron nhw
imperative pwyllgora pwyllgorwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of pwyllgora
radical soft nasal aspirate
pwyllgora bwyllgora mhwyllgora phwyllgora

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