ymgeisio

Welsh

Etymology

From ym- +‎ ceisio.

Pronunciation

Verb

ymgeisio (first-person singular present ymgeisiaf)

  1. to attempt, to try
  2. to apply [+ am (object) = for something]

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ymgeisiaf ymgeisi ymgeisia ymgeisiwn ymgeisiwch ymgeisiant ymgeisir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional ymgeisiwn ymgeisit ymgeisiai ymgeisiem ymgeisiech ymgeisient ymgeisid
preterite ymgeisiais ymgeisiaist ymgeisiodd ymgeisiasom ymgeisiasoch ymgeisiasant ymgeisiwyd
pluperfect ymgeisiaswn ymgeisiasit ymgeisiasai ymgeisiasem ymgeisiasech ymgeisiasent ymgeisiasid, ymgeisiesid
present subjunctive ymgeisiwyf ymgeisiech ymgeisio ymgeisiom ymgeisioch ymgeisiont ymgeisier
imperative — ymgeisia ymgeisied ymgeisiwn ymgeisiwch ymgeisient ymgeisier
verbal noun ymgeisio
verbal adjectives ymgeisiedig
ymgeisiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future ymgeisia i, ymgeisiaf i ymgeisi di ymgeisith o/e/hi, ymgeisiff e/hi ymgeisiwn ni ymgeisiwch chi ymgeisian nhw
conditional ymgeisiwn i, ymgeisiswn i ymgeisiet ti, ymgeisiset ti ymgeisiai fo/fe/hi, ymgeisisai fo/fe/hi ymgeisien ni, ymgeisisen ni ymgeisiech chi, ymgeisisech chi ymgeisien nhw, ymgeisisen nhw
preterite ymgeisiais i, ymgeisies i ymgeisiaist ti, ymgeisiest ti ymgeisiodd o/e/hi ymgeision ni ymgeisioch chi ymgeision nhw
imperative — ymgeisia — — ymgeisiwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

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