goleuo

Welsh

Etymology

From golau (“light”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡɔˈleɨ̯.ɔ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡɔˈlei̯.ɔ/

Verb

goleuo (first-person singular present goleuaf)

1. (transitive) to illuminate, to light
2. (transitive) to light (set fire to)
3. (intransitive) to light up, to lighten, to brighten (become or appear lighter)
4. (transitive) to enlighten

Conjugation

Conjugation of goleuo (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	goleuaf	goleui	goleua	goleuwn	goleuwch	goleuant	goleuir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	goleuwn	goleuit	goleuai	goleuem	goleuech	goleuent	goleuid
preterite	goleuais	goleuaist	goleuodd	goleuasom	goleuasoch	goleuasant	goleuwyd
pluperfect	goleuaswn	goleuasit	goleuasai	goleuasem	goleuasech	goleuasent	goleuasid, goleuesid
present subjunctive	goleuwyf	goleuych	goleuo	goleuom	goleuoch	goleuont	goleuer
imperative	—	goleua	goleued	goleuwn	goleuwch	goleuent	goleuer
verbal noun	goleuo
verbal adjectives	goleuedig goleuadwy

Conjugation of goleuo (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	goleua i, goleuaf i	goleui di	goleuith o/e/hi, goleuiff e/hi	goleuwn ni	goleuwch chi	goleuan nhw
conditional	goleuwn i, goleuswn i	goleuet ti, goleuset ti	goleuai fo/fe/hi, goleusai fo/fe/hi	goleuen ni, goleusen ni	goleuech chi, goleusech chi	goleuen nhw, goleusen nhw
preterite	goleuais i, goleues i	goleuaist ti, goleuest ti	goleuodd o/e/hi	goleuon ni	goleuoch chi	goleuon nhw
imperative	—	goleua	—	—	goleuwch	—

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

Antonyms

• tywyllu

Derived terms

• aroleuo (“to highlight”)
• goleuad (“light, illumination”)
• goleuedig (“illuminated, enlightened”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of goleuo

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
goleuo	oleuo	ngoleuo	unchanged

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), “goleuo”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• Delyth Prys; J.P.M. Jones; Owain Davies; Gruffudd Prys (2006), Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎^[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “goleuo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies