syllta

Welsh

Etymology

From swllt (shilling) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsəɬda/, [ˈsəɬta]
  • Rhymes: -əɬda

Verb

syllta (first-person singular present sylltaf, not mutable)

  1. to beg for shillings

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future sylltaf syllti syllta sylltwn sylltwch sylltant sylltir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
sylltwn sylltit sylltai sylltem sylltech sylltent sylltid
preterite sylltais sylltaist sylltodd sylltasom sylltasoch sylltasant sylltwyd
pluperfect sylltaswn sylltasit sylltasai sylltasem sylltasech sylltasent sylltasid, sylltesid
present subjunctive sylltwyf sylltych syllto sylltom sylltoch sylltont syllter
imperative syllta syllted sylltwn sylltwch sylltent syllter
verbal noun syllta
verbal adjectives sylltedig
sylltadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future syllta i,
sylltaf i
syllti di sylltith o/e/hi,
sylltiff e/hi
sylltwn ni sylltwch chi sylltan nhw
conditional sylltwn i,
sylltswn i
sylltet ti,
sylltset ti
sylltai fo/fe/hi,
sylltsai fo/fe/hi
syllten ni,
sylltsen ni
sylltech chi,
sylltsech chi
syllten nhw,
sylltsen nhw
preterite sylltais i,
sylltes i
sylltaist ti,
sylltest ti
sylltodd o/e/hi syllton ni sylltoch chi syllton nhw
imperative syllta sylltwch

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

Further reading

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