esgor

Welsh

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛsɡɔr/, [ˈɛskɔr]

Noun

esgor m (plural esgorau)

  1. birth
    Synonyms: esgoriad, genedigaeth

Derived terms

Verb

esgor (first-person singular present esgoraf)

  1. Alternative form of esgori (“to give birth”)

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future esgoraf esgori esgor, esgora esgorwn esgorwch esgorant esgorir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 esgorwn esgorit esgorai esgorem esgorech esgorent esgorid
preterite esgorais esgoraist esgorodd esgorasom esgorasoch esgorasant esgorwyd
pluperfect esgoraswn esgorasit esgorasai esgorasem esgorasech esgorasent esgorasid, esgoresid
present subjunctive esgorwyf esgorych esgoro esgorom esgoroch esgoront esgorer
imperative — esgor, esgora esgored esgorwn esgorwch esgorent esgorer
verbal noun esgor
verbal adjectives esgoredig
esgoradwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future esgora i, esgoraf i esgori di esgorith o/e/hi, esgoriff e/hi esgorwn ni esgorwch chi esgoran nhw
conditional esgorwn i, esgorswn i esgoret ti, esgorset ti esgorai fo/fe/hi, esgorsai fo/fe/hi esgoren ni, esgorsen ni esgorech chi, esgorsech chi esgoren nhw, esgorsen nhw
preterite esgorais i, esgores i esgoraist ti, esgorest ti esgorodd o/e/hi esgoron ni esgoroch chi esgoron nhw
imperative — esgora — — esgorwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • camesgor (“to miscarry”)
  • esgor ar (“to engender, to give rise to”)

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

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