gwacáu
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwaˈkaɨ̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwaˈkai̯/
- Rhymes: -aɨ̯
Usage notes
The verbnoun or dictionary form of a verb, such as this entry, is employed as a masculine singular noun in Welsh to express an uncountable verbal noun. The corresponding countable noun is usually derived morphologically from the related verb.
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | gwacâf | gwacei | gwacâ | gwacawn | gwacewch | gwacânt | gwaceir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | gwacawn | gwacait | gwacâi | gwacaem | gwacaech | gwacaent | gwaceid | |
| preterite | gwaceais | gwaceaist | gwacaodd | gwacasom | gwacasoch | gwacasant | gwacawyd | |
| pluperfect | gwacaswn | gwacasit | gwacasai | gwacasem | gwacasech | gwacasent | gwacasid, gwacesid | |
| present subjunctive | gwacawyf | gwaceych | gwacao | gwacaom | gwacaoch | gwacaont | gwacaer | |
| imperative | — | gwacâ | gwacaed | gwacawn | gwacewch | gwacaent | gwacaer | |
| verbal noun | gwacáu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | gwacedig gwacadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | gwacâ i | gwacai di | gwacaith o/e/hi, gwacaiff e/hi | gwacawn ni | gwacawch chi | gwacân nhw |
| conditional | gwacawn i, gwacaswn i | gwacaet ti, gwacaset ti | gwacâi fo/fe/hi, gwacasai fo/fe/hi | gwacaen ni, gwacasen ni | gwacaech chi, gwacasech chi | gwacaen nhw, gwacasen nhw |
| preterite | gwacaes i | gwacaest ti | gwacaodd o/e/hi | gwacaon ni | gwacaoch chi | gwacaon nhw |
| imperative | — | gwacâ | — | — | gwacawch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
- gwacâd (“evacuation”)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwacáu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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