erthylu

Welsh

Etymology

erthyl (“abortion”) +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɛrˈθəlɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɛrˈθəlɪ/

Verb

erthylu (first-person singular present ethylaf)

1. (medicine) to abort
2. (medicine) to miscarry

   Synonym: camesgor

3. to cut short, to bring to a premature end

Conjugation

Conjugation of erthylu (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	erthylaf	erthyli	erthyl, erthyla	erthylwn	erthylwch	erthylant	erthylir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	erthylwn	erthylit	erthylai	erthylem	erthylech	erthylent	erthylid
preterite	erthylais	erthylaist	erthylodd	erthylasom	erthylasoch	erthylasant	erthylwyd
pluperfect	erthylaswn	erthylasit	erthylasai	erthylasem	erthylasech	erthylasent	erthylasid, erthylesid
present subjunctive	erthylwyf	erthylych	erthylo	erthylom	erthyloch	erthylont	erthyler
imperative	—	erthyl, erthyla	erthyled	erthylwn	erthylwch	erthylent	erthyler
verbal noun	erthylu
verbal adjectives	erthyledig erthyladwy

Conjugation of erthylu (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	erthyla i, erthylaf i	erthyli di	erthylith o/e/hi, erthyliff e/hi	erthylwn ni	erthylwch chi	erthylan nhw
conditional	erthylwn i, erthylswn i	erthylet ti, erthylset ti	erthylai fo/fe/hi, erthylsai fo/fe/hi	erthylen ni, erthylsen ni	erthylech chi, erthylsech chi	erthylen nhw, erthylsen nhw
preterite	erthylais i, erthyles i	erthylaist ti, erthylest ti	erthylodd o/e/hi	erthylon ni	erthyloch chi	erthylon nhw
imperative	—	erthyla	—	—	erthylwch	—

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• erthyliad (“abortion”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of erthylu

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
erthylu	unchanged	unchanged	herthylu

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

References

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