camhysbysu

Welsh

Etymology

cam (mis-) +‎ hysbysu (to inform).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌkamhəsˈbəsɨ̞/, [ˌkamɦəsˈpəsɨ̞]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌkamhəsˈbəsi/, [ˌkamɦəsˈpəsi]

Verb

camhysbysu (first-person singular present camhysbysaf)

  1. to misinform, to misguide
  2. to notify, to inform

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future camhysbysaf camhysbysi camhysbysa camhysbyswn camhysbyswch camhysbysant camhysbysir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
camhysbyswn camhysbysit camhysbysai camhysbysem camhysbysech camhysbysent camhysbysid
preterite camhysbysais camhysbysaist camhysbysodd camhysbysasom camhysbysasoch camhysbysasant camhysbyswyd
pluperfect camhysbysaswn camhysbysasit camhysbysasai camhysbysasem camhysbysasech camhysbysasent camhysbysasid, camhysbysesid
present subjunctive camhysbyswyf camhysbysych camhysbyso camhysbysom camhysbysoch camhysbysont camhysbyser
imperative camhysbysa camhysbysed camhysbyswn camhysbyswch camhysbysent camhysbyser
verbal noun camhysbysu
verbal adjectives camhysbysedig
camhysbysadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future camhysbysa i,
camhysbysaf i
camhysbysi di camhysbysith o/e/hi,
camhysbysiff e/hi
camhysbyswn ni camhysbyswch chi camhysbysan nhw
conditional camhysbyswn i,
camhysbysswn i
camhysbyset ti,
camhysbysset ti
camhysbysai fo/fe/hi,
camhysbyssai fo/fe/hi
camhysbysen ni,
camhysbyssen ni
camhysbysech chi,
camhysbyssech chi
camhysbysen nhw,
camhysbyssen nhw
preterite camhysbysais i,
camhysbyses i
camhysbysaist ti,
camhysbysest ti
camhysbysodd o/e/hi camhysbyson ni camhysbysoch chi camhysbyson nhw
imperative camhysbysa camhysbyswch

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

Derived terms

  • camhysbysrwydd, camhysbysiad, camhysbysiaeth (misinformation)

Further reading

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