ail-greu

Welsh

Etymology

From ail- (“re-”) +‎ creu (“create”).

Verb

ail-greu (first-person singular present ailgreaf)

  1. to recreate, to rebuild

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ailgreaf ailgrei ailgrea ailgrëwn ailgrëwch ailgreant ailgrëir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional ailgrëwn ailgreit ailgreai ailgreem ailgreech ailgreent ailgrëid
preterite ailgreais ailgreaist ailgreodd ailgreasom ailgreasoch ailgreasant ailgrëwyd
pluperfect ailgreaswn ailgreasit ailgreasai ailgreasem ailgreasech ailgreasent ailgreasid, ailgreesid
present subjunctive ailgrëwyf ailgreych ailgreo ailgreom ailgreoch ailgreont ailgreer
imperative — ailgrea ailgreed ailgrëwn ailgrëwch ailgreent ailgreer
verbal noun ail-greu
verbal adjectives ailgreedig
ailgreadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future ailgrea i, ailgreaf i ailgrei di ailgreith o/e/hi, ailgreiff e/hi ailgrewn ni ailgrewch chi ailgrean nhw
conditional ailgrewn i, ailgreswn i ailgreet ti, ailgreset ti ailgreai fo/fe/hi, ailgresai fo/fe/hi ailgreen ni, ailgresen ni ailgreech chi, ailgresech chi ailgreen nhw, ailgresen nhw
preterite ailgreais i, ailgrees i ailgreaist ti, ailgreest ti ailgreodd o/e/hi ailgreon ni ailgreoch chi ailgreon nhw
imperative — ailgrea — — ailgrewch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • ailgread (“recreation, reconstruction”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ail-greu unchanged unchanged hail-greu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ail-greu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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