nythu

Welsh

Etymology

From nyth (“nest”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈnəθɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈnəθi/

Verb

nythu (first-person singular present nythaf, not mutable)

1. (intransitive) to nest

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	nythaf	nythi	nytha	nythwn	nythwch	nythant	nythir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	nythwn	nythit	nythai	nythem	nythech	nythent	nythid
preterite	nythais	nythaist	nythodd	nythasom	nythasoch	nythasant	nythwyd
pluperfect	nythaswn	nythasit	nythasai	nythasem	nythasech	nythasent	nythasid, nythesid
present subjunctive	nythwyf	nythych	nytho	nythom	nythoch	nythont	nyther
imperative	—	nytha	nythed	nythwn	nythwch	nythent	nyther
verbal noun	nythu
verbal adjectives	nythedig nythadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	nytha i, nythaf i	nythi di	nythith o/e/hi, nythiff e/hi	nythwn ni	nythwch chi	nythan nhw
conditional	nythwn i, nythswn i	nythet ti, nythset ti	nythai fo/fe/hi, nythsai fo/fe/hi	nythen ni, nythsen ni	nythech chi, nythsech chi	nythen nhw, nythsen nhw
preterite	nythais i, nythes i	nythaist ti, nythest ti	nythodd o/e/hi	nython ni	nythoch chi	nython nhw
imperative	—	nytha	—	—	nythwch	—

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

Derived terms

• nythiad (“nesting”)

Further reading

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