rhwymo

Welsh

Etymology

From rhwym (“bond”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

Verb

rhwymo (first-person singular present rhwymaf)

  1. to bind, to tie
  2. to bandage, to swathe
  3. to bind (a book)
  4. to bind, to oblige
  5. to become constipated, constipate
    Synonyms: bolrwymo, caledu

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future rhwymaf rhwymi rhwyma rhwymwn rhwymwch rhwymant rhwymir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		rhwymwn rhwymit rhwymai rhwymem rhwymech rhwyment rhwymid
preterite rhwymais rhwymaist rhwymodd rhwymasom rhwymasoch rhwymasant rhwymwyd
pluperfect rhwymaswn rhwymasit rhwymasai rhwymasem rhwymasech rhwymasent rhwymasid, rhwymesid
present subjunctive rhwymwyf rhwymych rhwymo rhwymom rhwymoch rhwymont rhwymer
imperative — rhwyma rhwymed rhwymwn rhwymwch rhwyment rhwymer
verbal noun rhwymo
verbal adjectives rhwymedig
rhwymadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future rhwyma i,
rhwymaf i 		rhwymi di rhwymith o/e/hi,
rhwymiff e/hi 		rhwymwn ni rhwymwch chi rhwyman nhw
conditional rhwymwn i,
rhwymswn i 		rhwymet ti,
rhwymset ti 		rhwymai fo/fe/hi,
rhwymsai fo/fe/hi 		rhwymen ni,
rhwymsen ni 		rhwymech chi,
rhwymsech chi 		rhwymen nhw,
rhwymsen nhw
preterite rhwymais i,
rhwymes i 		rhwymaist ti,
rhwymest ti 		rhwymodd o/e/hi rhwymon ni rhwymoch chi rhwymon nhw
imperative — rhwyma — — rhwymwch —

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

Antonyms

  • dadrwymo

Derived terms

  • bolrwymo (“to constipate”)
  • rhwymiad (“binding”)
  • rhwymwr (“binder, book-binder”)
  • rhwymydd (“binder”)
  • ymrwymo (“to commit oneself, to bind oneself”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of rhwymo
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhwymo rwymo 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

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