twlu

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtʊlɨ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtuːli/, /ˈtʊli/
• Rhymes: -uːlɨ

Verb

twlu (first-person singular present twlaf)

1. (South Wales, colloquial) informal form of taflu (“to throw”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of twlu (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	twla i, twlaf i	twli di	twlith o/e/hi, twliff e/hi	twlwn ni	twlwch chi	twlan nhw
conditional	twlwn i, twlswn i	twlet ti, twlset ti	twlai fo/fe/hi, twlsai fo/fe/hi	twlen ni, twlsen ni	twlech chi, twlsech chi	twlen nhw, twlsen nhw
preterite	twlais i, twles i	twlaist ti, twlest ti	twlodd o/e/hi	twlon ni	twloch chi	twlon nhw
imperative	—	twla	—	—	twlwch	—

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

Derived terms

• twlu bip (“take a look”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of twlu

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
twlu	dwlu	nhwlu	thwlu

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

Further reading

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