aroleuo

Welsh

Etymology

From ar- (“on, super-”) +‎ goleuo (“illuminate”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌarɔˈleɨ̯.ɔ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌarɔˈlei̯.ɔ/

Verb

aroleuo (first-person singular present aroleuaf)

1. (transitive) to highlight

Conjugation

Conjugation of aroleuo (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	aroleuaf	aroleui	aroleua	aroleuwn	aroleuwch	aroleuant	aroleuir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	aroleuwn	aroleuit	aroleuai	aroleuem	aroleuech	aroleuent	aroleuid
preterite	aroleuais	aroleuaist	aroleuodd	aroleuasom	aroleuasoch	aroleuasant	aroleuwyd
pluperfect	aroleuaswn	aroleuasit	aroleuasai	aroleuasem	aroleuasech	aroleuasent	aroleuasid, aroleuesid
present subjunctive	aroleuwyf	aroleuych	aroleuo	aroleuom	aroleuoch	aroleuont	aroleuer
imperative	—	aroleua	aroleued	aroleuwn	aroleuwch	aroleuent	aroleuer
verbal noun	aroleuo
verbal adjectives	aroleuedig aroleuadwy

Conjugation of aroleuo (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	aroleua i, aroleuaf i	aroleui di	aroleuith o/e/hi, aroleuiff e/hi	aroleuwn ni	aroleuwch chi	aroleuan nhw
conditional	aroleuwn i, aroleuswn i	aroleuet ti, aroleuset ti	aroleuai fo/fe/hi, aroleusai fo/fe/hi	aroleuen ni, aroleusen ni	aroleuech chi, aroleusech chi	aroleuen nhw, aroleusen nhw
preterite	aroleuais i, aroleues i	aroleuaist ti, aroleuest ti	aroleuodd o/e/hi	aroleuon ni	aroleuoch chi	aroleuon nhw
imperative	—	aroleua	—	—	aroleuwch	—

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

Derived terms

• aroleuydd (“highlighter”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aroleuo

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
aroleuo	unchanged	unchanged	haroleuo

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

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “aroleuo”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “aroleuo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies