coleddu

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • coledd, coleth, colaeth

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

coleddu (first-person singular present coleddaf)

  1. to look after, to care for, to shepherd
    Synonyms: gwylio, edrych ar ôl, gofalu am, bugeilio
  2. to cherish, to harbour, to comfort, to indulge
    Synonyms: ymgeleddu, noddi, anwylo, mynwesu

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future coleddaf coleddi coledd, coledda coleddwn coleddwch coleddant coleddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		coleddwn coleddit coleddai coleddem coleddech coleddent coleddid
preterite coleddais coleddaist coleddodd coleddasom coleddasoch coleddasant coleddwyd
pluperfect coleddaswn coleddasit coleddasai coleddasem coleddasech coleddasent coleddasid, coleddesid
present subjunctive coleddwyf coleddych coleddo coleddom coleddoch coleddont coledder
imperative — coledd, coledda coledded coleddwn coleddwch coleddent coledder
verbal noun coleddu
verbal adjectives coleddedig
coleddadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future coledda i,
coleddaf i 		coleddi di coleddith o/e/hi,
coleddiff e/hi 		coleddwn ni coleddwch chi coleddan nhw
conditional coleddwn i,
coleddswn i 		coleddet ti,
coleddset ti 		coleddai fo/fe/hi,
coleddsai fo/fe/hi 		coledden ni,
coleddsen ni 		coleddech chi,
coleddsech chi 		coledden nhw,
coleddsen nhw
preterite coleddais i,
coleddes i 		coleddaist ti,
coleddest ti 		coleddodd o/e/hi coleddon ni coleddoch chi coleddon nhw
imperative — coledda — — coleddwch —

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

Derived terms

  • (backfomation) coledd (“cultivation, nurture”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of coleddu
radical soft nasal aspirate
coleddu goleddu ngholeddu choleddu

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