gwella

Welsh

Etymology

gwell (“better”) +‎ -ha.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛɬa/

Verb

gwella (first-person singular present gwellaf)

  1. (intransitive) to improve, get better
  2. (transitive) to improve, make better

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future gwellaf gwelli gwella gwellwn gwellwch gwellant gwellir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 gwellwn gwellit gwellai gwellem gwellech gwellent gwellid
preterite gwellais gwellaist gwellodd gwellasom gwellasoch gwellasant gwellwyd
pluperfect gwellaswn gwellasit gwellasai gwellasem gwellasech gwellasent gwellasid, gwellesid
present subjunctive gwellwyf gwellych gwello gwellom gwelloch gwellont gweller
imperative — gwella gwelled gwellwn gwellwch gwellent gweller
verbal noun gwella
verbal adjectives gwelledig
gwelladwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future gwella i, gwellaf i gwelli di gwellith o/e/hi, gwelliff e/hi gwellwn ni gwellwch chi gwellan nhw
conditional gwellwn i, gwellswn i gwellet ti, gwellset ti gwellai fo/fe/hi, gwellsai fo/fe/hi gwellen ni, gwellsen ni gwellech chi, gwellsech chi gwellen nhw, gwellsen nhw
preterite gwellais i, gwelles i gwellaist ti, gwellest ti gwellodd o/e/hi gwellon ni gwelloch chi gwellon nhw
imperative — gwella — — gwellwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • gwellhau

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwella wella ngwella unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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