gwylio

Welsh

Etymology

gŵyl (in its initial sense of “vigil”, from Latin vigilia) +‎ -io

Pronunciation

Usage notes

Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /ɪ/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" follows "w".

Verb

gwylio (first-person singular present gwyliaf)

  1. to watch
  2. to keep watch over, to look after
    Synonym: edrych ar ôl
  3. to watch, to guard
    Synonym: gwarchod

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future gwyliaf gwyli gwyli, gwylia gwyliwn gwyliwch gwyliant gwylir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional gwyliwn gwylit gwyliai gwyliem gwyliech gwylient gwylid
preterite gwyliais gwyliaist gwyliodd gwyliasom gwyliasoch gwyliasant gwyliwyd
pluperfect gwyliaswn gwyliasit gwyliasai gwyliasem gwyliasech gwyliasent gwyliasid, gwyliesid
present subjunctive gwyliwyf gwyliech gwylio gwyliom gwylioch gwyliont gwylier
imperative — gwyli, gwylia gwylied gwyliwn gwyliwch gwylient gwylier
verbal noun gwylio
verbal adjectives gwyliedig
gwyliadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future gwylia i,
gwyliaf i 		gwyli di gwylith o/e/hi,
gwyliff e/hi 		gwyliwn ni gwyliwch chi gwylian nhw
conditional gwyliwn i,
gwylswn i 		gwyliet ti,
gwylset ti 		gwyliai fo/fe/hi,
gwylsai fo/fe/hi 		gwylien ni,
gwylsen ni 		gwyliech chi,
gwylsech chi 		gwylien nhw,
gwylsen nhw
preterite gwyliais i,
gwylies i 		gwyliaist ti,
gwyliest ti 		gwyliodd o/e/hi gwylion ni gwylioch chi gwylion nhw
imperative — gwylia — — gwyliwch —

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwylio
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwylio wylio ngwylio unchanged

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