gaeafgysgu

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Welsh

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Ystlum y gogledd, Eptesicus nilssonii, yn gaeafgysgu yn Norwy

Etymology

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gaeaf (winter) +‎ cysgu (to sleep)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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gaeafgysgu (first-person singular present gaeafgysgaf)

  1. (biology) hibernate
    Mae'r draenog yn paratoi ei nyth cyn iddo aeafgysgu am sawl mis.
    The hedgehog prepares its next before it hibernating for several months.

Conjugation

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Coordinate terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gaeafgysgu aeafgysgu ngaeafgysgu unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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