ysu

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *essi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (to eat). Cognate with Old Irish ·estar, present subjunctive form of ithid (to eat).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ysu (first-person singular present ysaf)

  1. to consume, devour
  2. to erode, corrode
  3. to yearn, hanker
  4. to itch

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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  • ysfa (an itch)
  • ysol (devouring, consuming)
  • ysor (devourer, consumer)
  • ysydd (devourer, consumer)

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ysu unchanged unchanged hysu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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