terfysgu

Welsh

Etymology

From terfysg (“commotion, tumult; riot, revolt”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /tɛrˈvəsɡɨ/, [tʰɛrˈvəskɨ]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /tɛrˈvəsɡi/, [tʰɛrˈvəski]

Verb

terfysgu (first-person singular present terfysgaf)

1. (intransitive) to riot, to revolt
2. (intransitive) to terrorise

Conjugation

Conjugation of terfysgu (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	terfysgaf	terfysgi	terfysga	terfysgwn	terfysgwch	terfysgant	terfysgir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	terfysgwn	terfysgit	terfysgai	terfysgem	terfysgech	terfysgent	terfysgid
preterite	terfysgais	terfysgaist	terfysgodd	terfysgasom	terfysgasoch	terfysgasant	terfysgwyd
pluperfect	terfysgaswn	terfysgasit	terfysgasai	terfysgasem	terfysgasech	terfysgasent	terfysgasid, terfysgesid
present subjunctive	terfysgwyf	terfysgych	terfysgo	terfysgom	terfysgoch	terfysgont	terfysger
imperative	—	terfysga	terfysged	terfysgwn	terfysgwch	terfysgent	terfysger
verbal noun	terfysgu
verbal adjectives	terfysgedig terfysgadwy

Conjugation of terfysgu (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	terfysga i, terfysgaf i	terfysgi di	terfysgith o/e/hi, terfysgiff e/hi	terfysgwn ni	terfysgwch chi	terfysgan nhw
conditional	terfysgwn i, terfysgswn i	terfysget ti, terfysgset ti	terfysgai fo/fe/hi, terfysgsai fo/fe/hi	terfysgen ni, terfysgsen ni	terfysgech chi, terfysgsech chi	terfysgen nhw, terfysgsen nhw
preterite	terfysgais i, terfysges i	terfysgaist ti, terfysgest ti	terfysgodd o/e/hi	terfysgon ni	terfysgoch chi	terfysgon nhw
imperative	—	terfysga	—	—	terfysgwch	—

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

Derived terms

• terfysgaeth (“terrorism”)
• terfysgwr (“terrorist”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of terfysgu

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
terfysgu	derfysgu	nherfysgu	therfysgu

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), “terfysgu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies