ysgwyd
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈəsɡwɨ̞d/, [ˈəskwɨ̞d]
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈəsɡwɪd/, [ˈəskwɪd]
Verb
ysgwyd (first-person singular present ysgwydaf)
- to shake, to vibrate
- to shake hands
- to wag
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | ysgydwaf | ysgydwi | ysgwyd, ysgydwa | ysgydwn | ysgydwch | ysgydwant | ysgydwir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | ysgydwn | ysgydwit | ysgydwai | ysgydwem | ysgydwech | ysgydwent | ysgydwid | |
| preterite | ysgydwais | ysgydwaist | ysgydwodd | ysgydwasom | ysgydwasoch | ysgydwasant | ysgydwyd | |
| pluperfect | ysgydwaswn | ysgydwasit | ysgydwasai | ysgydwasem | ysgydwasech | ysgydwasent | ysgydwasid, ysgydwesid | |
| present subjunctive | ysgydwyf | ysgydwych | ysgydwo | ysgydwom | ysgydwoch | ysgydwont | ysgydwer | |
| imperative | — | ysgwyd, ysgydwa | ysgydwed | ysgydwn | ysgydwch | ysgydwent | ysgydwer | |
| verbal noun | ||||||||
| verbal adjectives | ysgydwedig | |||||||
| inflected colloquial forms |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | ysgydwa i, ysgydwaf i |
ysgydwi di | ysgydwith o/e/hi, ysgydwiff e/hi |
ysgydwn ni | ysgydwch chi | ysgydwan nhw |
| conditional | ysgydwn i, ysgydwswn i |
ysgydwet ti, ysgydwset ti |
ysgydwai fo/fe/hi, ysgydwsai fo/fe/hi |
ysgydwen ni, ysgydwsen ni |
ysgydwech chi, ysgydwsech chi |
ysgydwen nhw, ysgydwsen nhw |
| preterite | ysgydwais i, ysgydwes i |
ysgydwaist ti, ysgydwest ti |
ysgydwodd o/e/hi | ysgydwon ni | ysgydwoch chi | ysgydwon nhw |
| imperative | — | ysgydwa | — | — | ysgydwch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.
Derived terms
- ymysgwyd (“to stir oneself”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ysgwyd | unchanged | unchanged | hysgwyd |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ysgwyd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies