casglu

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From casgl (collection) +‎ -u, possibly from Vulgar Latin *quaest-, a frequentative of Latin quaero (I seek, look for).[1] Cognate with Breton klask.[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

casglu (first-person singular present casglaf)

  1. (transitive) to gather, to collect
  2. (intransitive) to accumulate, to accrete

Conjugation[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
casglu gasglu nghasglu chasglu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Buck, C. D. (2008). A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages. United States: University of Chicago Press.
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “casglu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies