galw

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡalu/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaːlu/, /ˈɡalu/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *gėlwɨd, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel-. Cognate with English call, Latin gallus (“rooster”).

Alternative forms

• gelwain

Verb

galw (first-person singular present galwaf)

1. to call

Conjugation

Conjugation of galw (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	galwaf	gelwi	geilw	galwn	gelwch, galwch	galwant	gelwir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional	galwn	galwit	galwai	galwem	galwech	galwent	gelwid
preterite	gelwais	gelwaist	galwodd	galwasom	galwasoch	galwasant	galwyd
pluperfect	galwaswn	galwasit	galwasai	galwasem	galwasech	galwasent	galwasid, galwesid
present subjunctive	galwyf	gelwych	galwo	galwom	galwoch	galwont	galwer
imperative	—	galw, galwa	galwed	galwn	gelwch, galwch	galwent	galwer
verbal noun	galw
verbal adjectives	galwedig galwadwy

Conjugation of galw (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	galwa i, galwaf i	galwi di	galwith o/e/hi, galwiff e/hi	galwn ni	galwch chi	galwan nhw
conditional	galwn i, galwswn i	galwet ti, galwset ti	galwai fo/fe/hi, galwsai fo/fe/hi	galwen ni, galwsen ni	galwech chi, galwsech chi	galwen nhw, galwsen nhw
preterite	galwais i, galwes i	galwaist ti, galwest ti	galwodd o/e/hi	galwon ni	galwoch chi	galwon nhw
imperative	—	galwa	—	—	galwch	—

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

Derived terms

• adalw (“to recall”)
• galw'n ôl (“to call back”)
• galw heibio (“call at, stop in, drop by”)
• galw ymaith (“to call away”)
• galw ynghyd (“to convene”)
• galwad (“calling, summoning”)
• galwedig (“called, summoned”)

Etymology 2

Deverbal from galw (verb).

Noun

galw m or f

1. call

   Synonyms: galwad, bloedd, gwahoddiad

2. demand, need

   Synonyms: angen, gofyn, ymofyn

Derived terms

• galw a chyflenwi (“supply and demand”)

Further reading

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