arolygu
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From arolwg (“inspection, survey”) + -u.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌarɔˈləɡɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌarɔˈləɡi/
Verb[edit]
arolygu (first-person singular present arolygaf)
- (transitive) to inspect, to audit, to survey
- (transitive) to monitor, to oversee, to supervise
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | arolygaf | arolygi | arolyga | arolygwn | arolygwch | arolygant | arolygir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
arolygwn | arolygit | arolygai | arolygem | arolygech | arolygent | arolygid | |
| preterite | arolygais | arolygaist | arolygodd | arolygasom | arolygasoch | arolygasant | arolygwyd | |
| pluperfect | arolygaswn | arolygasit | arolygasai | arolygasem | arolygasech | arolygasent | arolygasid, arolygesid | |
| present subjunctive | arolygwyf | arolygych | arolygo | arolygom | arolygoch | arolygont | arolyger | |
| imperative | — | arolyga | arolyged | arolygwn | arolygwch | arolygent | arolyger | |
| verbal noun | arolygu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | arolygedig arolygadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | arolyga i, arolygaf i | arolygi di | arolygith o/e/hi, arolygiff e/hi | arolygwn ni | arolygwch chi | arolygan nhw |
| conditional | arolygwn i, arolygswn i | arolyget ti, arolygset ti | arolygai fo/fe/hi, arolygsai fo/fe/hi | arolygen ni, arolygsen ni | arolygech chi, arolygsech chi | arolygen nhw, arolygsen nhw |
| preterite | arolygais i, arolyges i | arolygaist ti, arolygest ti | arolygodd o/e/hi | arolygon ni | arolygoch chi | arolygon nhw |
| imperative | — | arolyga | — | — | arolygwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms[edit]
- arolygiad (“inspection; supervision”)
- arolygiaeth (“inspectorate”)
- arolygwr (“inspector; supervisor”)
- arolygydd (“inspector; supervisor”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| arolygu | unchanged | unchanged | harolygu |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “arolygu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies