twlu
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtʊlɨ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtuːli/, /ˈtʊli/
- Rhymes: -uːlɨ
Verb
twlu (first-person singular present twlaf)
- (South Wales, colloquial) informal form of taflu (“to throw”)
Conjugation
| inflected colloquial forms |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | twla i, twlaf i |
twli di | twlith o/e/hi, twliff e/hi |
twlwn ni | twlwch chi | twlan nhw |
| conditional | twlwn i, twlswn i |
twlet ti, twlset ti |
twlai fo/fe/hi, twlsai fo/fe/hi |
twlen ni, twlsen ni |
twlech chi, twlsech chi |
twlen nhw, twlsen nhw |
| preterite | twlais i, twles i |
twlaist ti, twlest ti |
twlodd o/e/hi | twlon ni | twloch chi | twlon nhw |
| imperative | — | twla | — | — | twlwch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.
Derived terms
- twlu bip (“take a look”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| twlu | dwlu | nhwlu | thwlu |
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), “twlu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies