goleddfu

Welsh

Etymology

From goleddf (“hillside, slope; slant, incline”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡɔˈlɛðvɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡɔˈlɛðvi/

Verb

goleddfu (first-person singular present goleddfaf)

1. to slant, to slope, to lean
2. (grammar) to modify

Usage notes

Inflected forms are not normally used.

Mutation

Mutated forms of goleddfu

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
goleddfu	oleddfu	ngoleddfu	unchanged

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

Further reading

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