estyn

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Welsh

Etymology

From Latin extendō (“to extend, to stretch, to enlarge”).

Pronunciation

Verb

estyn (first-person singular present estynnaf)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to extend, to stretch, to lengthen (also figurative)
    Maen nhw'n meddwl estyn y tŷ.
    They’re thinking of extending the house.
    Estynnir gwahoddiad i bawb.
    An invitation is extended to all.
  2. (transitive) to pass (to transfer from one person or place to another)
    Synonym: pasio
    Wnei di estyn yr halen?
    Can you pass the salt?
  3. (geography) (of an ice sheet) to advance
  4. (geometry) to produce
  5. (music) to augment

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future estynnaf estynni estyn, estynna estynnwn estynnwch estynnant estynnir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		estynnwn estynnit estynnai estynnem estynnech estynnent estynnid
preterite estynnais estynnaist estynnodd estynasom estynasoch estynasant estynnwyd
pluperfect estynaswn estynasit estynasai estynasem estynasech estynasent estynasid, estynesid
present subjunctive estynnwyf estynnych estynno estynnom estynnoch estynnont estynner
imperative — estyn, estynna estynned estynnwn estynnwch estynnent estynner
verbal noun estyn
verbal adjectives estynedig
estynadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future estynna i, estynnaf i estynni di estynnith o/e/hi, estynniff e/hi estynnwn ni estynnwch chi estynnan nhw
conditional estynnwn i, estynswn i estynnet ti, estynset ti estynnai fo/fe/hi, estynsai fo/fe/hi estynnen ni, estynsen ni estynnech chi, estynsech chi estynnen nhw, estynsen nhw
preterite estynnais i, estynnes i estynnaist ti, estynnest ti estynnodd o/e/hi estynnon ni estynnoch chi estynnon nhw
imperative — estynna — — estynnwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Mutation

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

References

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