Verb
pallu (first-person singular present pallaf)
- to fail, to cease, to perish, to be destroyed
Mae'r cof yn pallu.- My memory fails me.
- (literally, “The memory fails.”)
- Synonyms: gwrthod, nacáu
- to refuse, deny
- (South Wales)
Mae'r ffenest yn pallu agor.- The window won't open.
- (literally, “The window refuses to open.”)
- Synonyms: gwrthod, nacáu
Conjugation
More information singular, plural ...
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singular |
plural |
impersonal |
first |
second |
third |
first |
second |
third |
present indicative/future |
pallaf |
pelli |
palla |
pallwn |
pellwch, pallwch |
pallant |
pellir |
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
pallwn |
pallit |
pallai |
pallem |
pallech |
pallent |
pellid |
preterite |
pellais |
pellaist |
pallodd |
pallasom |
pallasoch |
pallasant |
pallwyd |
pluperfect |
pallaswn |
pallasit |
pallasai |
pallasem |
pallasech |
pallasent |
pallasid, pallesid |
present subjunctive |
pallwyf |
pellych |
pallo |
pallom |
palloch |
pallont |
paller |
imperative |
— |
palla |
palled |
pallwn |
pellwch, pallwch |
pallent |
paller |
verbal noun |
pallu |
verbal adjectives |
palledig palladwy |
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More information Inflected colloquial forms, singular ...
Inflected colloquial forms |
singular |
plural |
first |
second |
third |
first |
second |
third |
future |
palla i, pallaf i |
palli di |
pallith o/e/hi, palliff e/hi |
pallwn ni |
pallwch chi |
pallan nhw |
conditional |
pallwn i, pallswn i |
pallet ti, pallset ti |
pallai fo/fe/hi, pallsai fo/fe/hi |
pallen ni, pallsen ni |
pallech chi, pallsech chi |
pallen nhw, pallsen nhw |
preterite |
pallais i, palles i |
pallaist ti, pallest ti |
pallodd o/e/hi |
pallon ni |
palloch chi |
pallon nhw |
imperative |
— |
palla |
— |
— |
pallwch |
— |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. |
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Derived terms
- palledig (“failed, defective”)
- pallu gweithio (“to break down”)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pallu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies