cludo

Latin

Etymology

Back-formation from compounds like inclūdō, praeclūdō

Pronunciation

Verb

clūdō (present infinitive clūdere, perfect active clūsī, supine clūsum); third conjugation

  1. alternative form of claudō

Conjugation

References

Welsh

Etymology

From clud (carrying, conveyance) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

Verb

cludo (first-person singular present cludaf)

  1. to carry, to convey
    Synonyms: cario, dwyn, cyrchu
    • 2025 August 29 (last accessed), “Y system cylchrediad gwaed mewn bodau dynol [The circulatory system in the human body]”, in BBC Bitesize[1], archived from the original on 29 August 2025:
      Y gwaed yw’r cyfrwng cludiant – mae’n cludo sylweddau i holl gelloedd y corff, ac yn cael gwared ar wastraff.
      The blood is the medium of transport - it transports substances to all the cells of the body, and gets rid of waste.

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cludaf cludi cluda cludwn cludwch cludant cludir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
cludwn cludit cludai cludem cludech cludent cludid
preterite cludais cludaist cludodd cludasom cludasoch cludasant cludwyd
pluperfect cludaswn cludasit cludasai cludasem cludasech cludasent cludasid, cludesid
present subjunctive cludwyf cludych cludo cludom cludoch cludont cluder
imperative cluda cluded cludwn cludwch cludent cluder
verbal noun cludo
verbal adjectives cludedig
cludadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future cluda i,
cludaf i
cludi di cludith o/e/hi,
cludiff e/hi
cludwn ni cludwch chi cludan nhw
conditional cludwn i,
cludswn i
cludet ti,
cludset ti
cludai fo/fe/hi,
cludsai fo/fe/hi
cluden ni,
cludsen ni
cludech chi,
cludsech chi
cluden nhw,
cludsen nhw
preterite cludais i,
cludes i
cludaist ti,
cludest ti
cludodd o/e/hi cludon ni cludoch chi cludon nhw
imperative cluda cludwch

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

Derived terms

  • cludadwy (portable)
  • cludfwyd (takeaway)
  • cludiad (carriage, carrying)
  • cludiant (transport, conveyance)
  • cludwr (carrier; porter)
  • cludydd (carrier)
  • dargludo (to conduct)
  • telegludo (to teleport)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cludo
radical soft nasal aspirate
cludo gludo nghludo chludo

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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