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sillafu

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From sillaf (syllable) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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sillafu (first-person singular present sillafaf, not mutable)

  1. (transitive) to spell (compose a word)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of sillafu (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future sillafa i,
sillafaf i
sillafi di sillafith o/e/hi,
sillafiff e/hi
sillafwn ni sillafwch chi sillafan nhw
conditional sillafwn i,
sillafswn i
sillafet ti,
sillafset ti
sillafai fo/fe/hi,
sillafsai fo/fe/hi
sillafen ni,
sillafsen ni
sillafech chi,
sillafsech chi
sillafen nhw,
sillafsen nhw
preterite sillafais i,
sillafes i
sillafaist ti,
sillafest ti
sillafodd o/e/hi sillafon ni sillafoch chi sillafon nhw
imperative sillafa sillafwch

Derived terms

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Further reading

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