machlud

Welsh

Etymology

Aphetic form of earlier ymachludd, from Middle Welsh ymachluð. By surface analysis, ym- (“self”) +‎ achludd (“to hide”), which is from Middle Welsh achluð, from Proto-Brythonic *axlʉð, from Latin occlūdō (“cover up”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmaχlɨ̞d/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmaχlɪd/

Verb

machlud (first-person singular present machludaf)

1. to set, go down (of sun)

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	machludaf	machludi	machluda	machludwn	machludwch	machludant	machludir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	machludwn	machludit	machludai	machludem	machludech	machludent	machludid
preterite	machludais	machludaist	machludodd	machludasom	machludasoch	machludasant	machludwyd
pluperfect	machludaswn	machludasit	machludasai	machludasem	machludasech	machludasent	machludasid, machludesid
present subjunctive	machludwyf	machludych	machludo	machludom	machludoch	machludont	machluder
imperative	—	machluda	machluded	machludwn	machludwch	machludent	machluder
verbal noun	machlud
verbal adjectives	machludedig machludadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	machluda i, machludaf i	machludi di	machludith o/e/hi, machludiff e/hi	machludwn ni	machludwch chi	machludan nhw
conditional	machludwn i, machludswn i	machludet ti, machludset ti	machludai fo/fe/hi, machludsai fo/fe/hi	machluden ni, machludsen ni	machludech chi, machludsech chi	machluden nhw, machludsen nhw
preterite	machludais i, machludes i	machludaist ti, machludest ti	machludodd o/e/hi	machludon ni	machludoch chi	machludon nhw
imperative	—	machluda	—	—	machludwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Noun

machlud m (plural machludau)

1. setting

Derived terms

• machlud haul (“sunset”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
machlud	fachlud	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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