wylo

See also: wyło

Welsh

Etymology

Cognate with Middle Cornish wole, ole; Middle Breton gouelaff, goelaff; Modern Breton gouelañ.

Pronunciation

Verb

wylo (first-person singular present wylaf)

  1. to cry, weep

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future wylaf wyli ŵyl wylwn wylwch wylant wylir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 wylwn wylit wylai wylem wylech wylent wylid
preterite wylais wylaist wylodd wylasom wylasoch wylasant wylwyd
pluperfect wylaswn wylasit wylasai wylasem wylasech wylasent wylasid, wylesid
present subjunctive wylwyf wylych wylo wylom wyloch wylont wyler
imperative — ŵyl wyled wylwn wylwch wylent wyler
verbal noun wylo
verbal adjectives wyledig

Derived terms
  • wylofain
  • wylofus ("wailing, doleful, tearful")

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
wylo unchanged unchanged hwylo
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), “wylaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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