lledu

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Welsh

Etymology

lled (“breadth, width”) +‎ -u

Verb

lledu (first-person singular present lledaf)

  1. (intransitive) to become broader or wider, to widen, to expand
  2. (transitive) to make broader or wider, to widen, to extend

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future lledaf lledi lled, lleda lledwn lledwch lledant lledir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		lledwn lledit lledai lledem lledech lledent lledid
preterite lledais lledaist lledodd lledasom lledasoch lledasant lledwyd
pluperfect lledaswn lledasit lledasai lledasem lledasech lledasent lledasid, lledesid
present subjunctive lledwyf lledych lledo lledom lledoch lledont lleder
imperative — lled, lleda lleded lledwn lledwch lledent lleder
verbal noun lledu
verbal adjectives llededig
lledadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future lleda i, lledaf i lledi di lledith o/e/hi, llediff e/hi lledwn ni lledwch chi lledan nhw
conditional lledwn i, lledswn i lledet ti, lledset ti lledai fo/fe/hi, lledsai fo/fe/hi lleden ni, lledsen ni lledech chi, lledsech chi lleden nhw, lledsen nhw
preterite lledais i, lledes i lledaist ti, lledest ti lledodd o/e/hi lledon ni lledoch chi lledon nhw
imperative — lleda — — lledwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

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Derived terms

  • darlledu (“to broadcast”)
  • (physics, chemistry) tryledu (“to diffuse”)

Further reading

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