esmwytháu

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • esmwytho

Etymology

From esmwyth (“easy-going, quiet; soft, comfortable”) +‎ -áu.

Pronunciation

Verb

esmwytháu (first-person singular present esmwythâf)

  1. to ease, to relieve
    Synonyms: ysgafnhau, rhyddhau
  2. to soothe, to mollify
    Synonyms: llarieiddio, lliniaru, llonyddu, tyneru
  3. to appease, to pacify
    Synonyms: dyhuddo, heddychu

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future esmwythâf esmwythei esmwythâ esmwythawn esmwythewch esmwythânt esmwytheir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		esmwythawn esmwythait esmwythâi esmwythaem esmwythaech esmwythaent esmwytheid
preterite esmwytheais esmwytheaist esmwythaodd esmwythasom esmwythasoch esmwythasant esmwythawyd
pluperfect esmwythaswn esmwythasit esmwythasai esmwythasem esmwythasech esmwythasent esmwythasid, esmwythesid
present subjunctive esmwythawyf esmwytheych esmwythao esmwythaom esmwythaoch esmwythaont esmwythaer
imperative — esmwythâ esmwythaed esmwythawn esmwythewch esmwythaent esmwythaer
verbal noun esmwytháu
verbal adjectives esmwythedig
esmwythadwy

Mutation

Mutated forms of esmwytháu
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
esmwytháu unchanged unchanged hesmwytháu

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