ysmygu

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

Alteration of mygu under the influence of English smoke.

Pronunciation

Verb

ysmygu (first-person singular present ysmygaf)

  1. to smoke (tobacco)

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ysmygaf ysmygi ysmyga ysmygwn ysmygwch ysmygant ysmygir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
ysmygwn ysmygit ysmygai ysmygem ysmygech ysmygent ysmygid
preterite ysmygais ysmygaist ysmygodd ysmygasom ysmygasoch ysmygasant ysmygwyd
pluperfect ysmygaswn ysmygasit ysmygasai ysmygasem ysmygasech ysmygasent ysmygasid, ysmygesid
present subjunctive ysmygwyf ysmygych ysmygo ysmygom ysmygoch ysmygont ysmyger
imperative ysmyga ysmyged ysmygwn ysmygwch ysmygent ysmyger
verbal noun ysmygu
verbal adjectives
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future ysmyga i,
ysmygaf i
ysmygi di ysmygith o/e/hi,
ysmygiff e/hi
ysmygwn ni ysmygwch chi ysmygan nhw
conditional ysmygwn i,
ysmygswn i
ysmyget ti,
ysmygset ti
ysmygai fo/fe/hi,
ysmygsai fo/fe/hi
ysmygen ni,
ysmygsen ni
ysmygech chi,
ysmygsech chi
ysmygen nhw,
ysmygsen nhw
preterite ysmygais i,
ysmyges i
ysmygaist ti,
ysmygest ti
ysmygodd o/e/hi ysmygon ni ysmygoch chi ysmygon nhw
imperative ysmyga ysmygwch

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • mygu (to produce smoke, to cure)

Further reading

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