Nominal Forms
Verb noun:
celu
Verbal adjectives:
celedig; celadwy
Indicative
Present / Future
| Sg.1 | celaf |
| Sg.2 | celi |
| Sg.3 | cela |
| Pl.1 | celwn |
| Pl.2 | celwch |
| Pl.3 | celant |
| Impersonal | celir |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | celais |
| Sg.2 | celaist |
| Sg.3 | celodd |
| Pl.1 | celasom |
| Pl.2 | celasoch |
| Pl.3 | celasant |
| Impersonal | celwyd |
Pluperfect
| Sg.1 | celaswn |
| Sg.2 | celasit |
| Sg.3 | celasai |
| Pl.1 | celasem |
| Pl.2 | celasech |
| Pl.3 | celasent |
| Impersonal | celasid; celesid |
Imperfect (Indicative/Subjunctive)
| Sg.1 | celwn |
| Sg.2 | celit |
| Sg.3 | celai |
| Pl.1 | celem |
| Pl.2 | celech |
| Pl.3 | celent |
| Impersonal | celid |
Subjunctive
Present
| Sg.1 | celwyf |
| Sg.2 | celych |
| Sg.3 | celo |
| Pl.1 | celom |
| Pl.2 | celoch |
| Pl.3 | celont |
| Impersonal | celer |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | cela |
| Sg.3 | celed |
| Pl.1 | celwn |
| Pl.2 | celwch |
| Pl.3 | celent |
| Impersonal | celer |
Colloquial Forms
Future
| Sg.1 | cela i; celaf i |
| Sg.2 | celi di |
| Sg.3 | celith o; celiff e |
| Pl.1 | celwn ni |
| Pl.2 | celwch chi |
| Pl.3 | celan nhw |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | celais i; celes i |
| Sg.2 | celaist ti; celest ti |
| Sg.3 | celodd o |
| Pl.1 | celon ni |
| Pl.2 | celoch chi |
| Pl.3 | celon nhw |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | celwn i; celswn i |
| Sg.2 | celet ti; celset ti |
| Sg.3 | celai fo; celsai fo |
| Pl.1 | celen ni; celsen ni |
| Pl.2 | celech chi; celsech chi |
| Pl.3 | celen nhw; celsen nhw |
Verbs conjugated like 'celu'
adnewyddu,
sathru,
saethu,
arbelydru,
gwrthwynebu,
pelydru,
merthyru,
datgelu,
sefydlu,
addunedu,
disbyddu,
dadocsigenu,
trafferthu,
atgenhedlu,
diogelu,
diddymu,
dirmygu,
efengylu,
gwanychu,
cenhedlu, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'celu'
Translations
conceal, to hide something
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *kelɨd, from Proto-Celtic *keleti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéleti. Cognate with Old Irish ceilid. See: Proto-Indo-European '
*ḱéleti', Old Irish '
ceilid'.
Verbs referencing "celu"
English
hell, Irish
ceil, Cornish
keles.
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