llosgi

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh losc, from Proto-Brythonic *llosk, from the Proto-Celtic *lasketi (“to shine, burn”), from Proto-Indo-European *lh₂p-sḱéti, from *leh₂p- (“to light, shine”).

Cognate with Irish loisc (“burn; sting”) and Ancient Greek λάμπω (lámpō, “I shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɬɔsɡi/, [ˈɬɔski]
• Rhymes: -ɔsɡi

Verb

llosgi (first-person singular present llosgaf)

1. (ambitransitive) to burn
2. (intransitive, figurative) to be eager, zealous, vehement, etc.

Conjugation

Conjugation of llosgi (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	llosgaf	llosgi	llysg, llosga	llosgwn	llosgwch	llosgant	llosgir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	llosgwn	llosgit	llosgai	llosgem	llosgech	llosgent	llosgid
preterite	llosgais	llosgaist	llosgodd	llosgasom	llosgasoch	llosgasant	llosgwyd
pluperfect	llosgaswn	llosgasit	llosgasai	llosgasem	llosgasech	llosgasent	llosgasid, llosgesid
present subjunctive	llosgwyf	llosgych	llosgo	llosgom	llosgoch	llosgont	llosger
imperative	—	llosg	llosged	llosgwn	llosgwch	llosgent	llosger
verbal noun	llosgi
verbal adjectives	llosgedig llosgadwy

Conjugation of llosgi (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	llosga i, llosgaf i	llosgi di	llosgith o/e/hi, llosgiff e/hi	llosgwn ni	llosgwch chi	llosgan nhw
conditional	llosgwn i, llosgswn i	llosget ti, llosgset ti	llosgai fo/fe/hi, llosgsai fo/fe/hi	llosgen ni, llosgsen ni	llosgech chi, llosgsech chi	llosgen nhw, llosgsen nhw
preterite	llosgais i, llosges i	llosgaist ti, llosgest ti	llosgodd o/e/hi	llosgon ni	llosgoch chi	llosgon nhw
imperative	—	llosga	—	—	llosgwch	—

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

Derived terms

• amlosgi (“to cremate”)
• llosgi i fyny (“to burn up”)
• llosgi i lawr (“to burn down”)
• llosgol (“flammable, intense, urgent”)

Related terms

• hylosg (“combustible”)
• llosg (“burning”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of llosgi

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llosgi	losgi	unchanged	unchanged

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