gogrynu

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wokrinō, from Proto-Indo-European *sker- (to separate, to cut off).[1] By surface analysis, gogryn (little sieve) + -u (verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

Verb

gogrynu (first-person singular present gogrynaf)

  1. to sift, to sieve
    Synonyms: gogru, rhidyllio
  2. to squander
  3. to shuffle, to shamble

Conjugation

  • gogrynedig (sifted, adjective)
  • gogryniad (act of sifting)
  • gogryniedydd, gogrynwr, gogrynydd (sifter)
  • gogrynllydd (shuffling gait)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gogrynu ogrynu ngogrynu unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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