coleddu

Welsh

Alternative forms

• coledd, coleth, colaeth

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /kɔˈlɛðɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /kɔˈleːði/, /kɔˈlɛði/

Verb

coleddu (first-person singular present coleddaf)

1. to look after, to care for, to shepherd

   Synonyms: gwylio, edrych ar ôl, gofalu am, bugeilio

2. to cherish, to harbour, to comfort, to indulge

   Synonyms: ymgeleddu, noddi, anwylo, mynwesu

Conjugation

Conjugation of coleddu (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	coleddaf	coleddi	coledd, coledda	coleddwn	coleddwch	coleddant	coleddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	coleddwn	coleddit	coleddai	coleddem	coleddech	coleddent	coleddid
preterite	coleddais	coleddaist	coleddodd	coleddasom	coleddasoch	coleddasant	coleddwyd
pluperfect	coleddaswn	coleddasit	coleddasai	coleddasem	coleddasech	coleddasent	coleddasid, coleddesid
present subjunctive	coleddwyf	coleddych	coleddo	coleddom	coleddoch	coleddont	coledder
imperative	—	coledd, coledda	coledded	coleddwn	coleddwch	coleddent	coledder
verbal noun	coleddu
verbal adjectives	coleddedig coleddadwy

Conjugation of coleddu (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	coledda i, coleddaf i	coleddi di	coleddith o/e/hi, coleddiff e/hi	coleddwn ni	coleddwch chi	coleddan nhw
conditional	coleddwn i, coleddswn i	coleddet ti, coleddset ti	coleddai fo/fe/hi, coleddsai fo/fe/hi	coledden ni, coleddsen ni	coleddech chi, coleddsech chi	coledden nhw, coleddsen nhw
preterite	coleddais i, coleddes i	coleddaist ti, coleddest ti	coleddodd o/e/hi	coleddon ni	coleddoch chi	coleddon nhw
imperative	—	coledda	—	—	coleddwch	—

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

Derived terms

• (backfomation) coledd (“cultivation, nurture”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of coleddu

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
coleddu	goleddu	ngholeddu	choleddu

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “coleddu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “coleddu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies