ymgeisio

Welsh

Etymology

From ym- +‎ ceisio.

Pronunciation

Verb

ymgeisio (first-person singular present ymgeisiaf)

  1. to attempt, to try
  2. to apply [with am ‘for something’]

Conjugation

Conjugation of ymgeisio (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

Mutated forms of ymgeisio
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ymgeisio unchanged unchanged hymgeisio

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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