ail-greu

Welsh

Etymology

From ail- (re-) +‎ creu (create).

Verb

ail-greu (first-person singular present ailgreaf)

  1. to recreate, to rebuild

Conjugation

Conjugation of ail-greu (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ailgreaf ailgrei ailgrea ailgrëwn ailgrëwch ailgreant ailgrëir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional ailgrëwn ailgreit ailgreai ailgreem ailgreech ailgreent ailgrëid
preterite ailgreais ailgreaist ailgreodd ailgreasom ailgreasoch ailgreasant ailgrëwyd
pluperfect ailgreaswn ailgreasit ailgreasai ailgreasem ailgreasech ailgreasent ailgreasid, ailgreesid
present subjunctive ailgrëwyf ailgreych ailgreo ailgreom ailgreoch ailgreont ailgreer
imperative ailgrea ailgreed ailgrëwn ailgrëwch ailgreent ailgreer
verbal noun ail-greu
verbal adjectives ailgreedig
ailgreadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future ailgrea i,
ailgreaf i
ailgrei di ailgreith o/e/hi,
ailgreiff e/hi
ailgrewn ni ailgrewch chi ailgrean nhw
conditional ailgrewn i,
ailgreswn i
ailgreet ti,
ailgreset ti
ailgreai fo/fe/hi,
ailgresai fo/fe/hi
ailgreen ni,
ailgresen ni
ailgreech chi,
ailgresech chi
ailgreen nhw,
ailgresen nhw
preterite ailgreais i,
ailgrees i
ailgreaist ti,
ailgreest ti
ailgreodd o/e/hi ailgreon ni ailgreoch chi ailgreon nhw
imperative ailgrea ailgrewch

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

Derived terms

  • ailgread (recreation, reconstruction)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ail-greu
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ail-greu unchanged unchanged hail-greu

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), “ail-greu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies