ysgarthu

Welsh

Etymology

ysgarth (excrement) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

ysgarthu (first-person singular present ysgarthaf)

  1. to excrete, to defecate
    Synonyms: gwahanu, gwaredu, (vulgar) cachu
  2. (figurative) to cleanse, to purge
    Synonyms: carthu, glanhau

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ysgarthaf ysgarthi ysgarth, ysgartha ysgarthwn ysgarthwch ysgarthant ysgarthir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
ysgarthwn ysgarthit ysgarthai ysgarthem ysgarthech ysgarthent ysgarthid
preterite ysgarthais ysgarthaist ysgarthodd ysgarthasom ysgarthasoch ysgarthasant ysgarthwyd
pluperfect ysgarthaswn ysgarthasit ysgarthasai ysgarthasem ysgarthasech ysgarthasent ysgarthasid, ysgarthesid
present subjunctive ysgarthwyf ysgarthych ysgartho ysgarthom ysgarthoch ysgarthont ysgarther
imperative ysgarth, ysgartha ysgarthed ysgarthwn ysgarthwch ysgarthent ysgarther
verbal noun ysgarthu
verbal adjectives ysgarthedig
ysgarthadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future ysgartha i,
ysgarthaf i
ysgarthi di ysgarthith o/e/hi,
ysgarthiff e/hi
ysgarthwn ni ysgarthwch chi ysgarthan nhw
conditional ysgarthwn i,
ysgarthswn i
ysgarthet ti,
ysgarthset ti
ysgarthai fo/fe/hi,
ysgarthsai fo/fe/hi
ysgarthen ni,
ysgarthsen ni
ysgarthech chi,
ysgarthsech chi
ysgarthen nhw,
ysgarthsen nhw
preterite ysgarthais i,
ysgarthes i
ysgarthaist ti,
ysgarthest ti
ysgarthodd o/e/hi ysgarthon ni ysgarthoch chi ysgarthon nhw
imperative ysgartha ysgarthwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of ysgarthu
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ysgarthu unchanged unchanged hysgarthu

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