Nominal Forms
Verb noun:
cau
Verbal adjectives:
caeedig; caeadwy
Indicative
Present / Future
| Sg.1 | caeaf |
| Sg.2 | caei |
| Sg.3 | cae |
| Pl.1 | caewn |
| Pl.2 | caewch |
| Pl.3 | caeant |
| Impersonal | caeir |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | caeais |
| Sg.2 | caeaist |
| Sg.3 | caeodd |
| Pl.1 | caeasom |
| Pl.2 | caeasoch |
| Pl.3 | caeasant |
| Impersonal | caewyd |
Pluperfect
| Sg.1 | caeaswn |
| Sg.2 | caeasit |
| Sg.3 | caeasai |
| Pl.1 | caeasem |
| Pl.2 | caeasech |
| Pl.3 | caeasent |
| Impersonal | caeasid; caeesid |
Imperfect (Indicative/Subjunctive)
| Sg.1 | caewn |
| Sg.2 | caeit |
| Sg.3 | caeai |
| Pl.1 | caeem |
| Pl.2 | caeech |
| Pl.3 | caeent |
| Impersonal | caeid |
Subjunctive
Present
| Sg.1 | caewyf |
| Sg.2 | caeych |
| Sg.3 | caeo |
| Pl.1 | caeom |
| Pl.2 | caeoch |
| Pl.3 | caeont |
| Impersonal | caeer |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | cau; caea |
| Sg.3 | caeed |
| Pl.1 | caewn |
| Pl.2 | caewch |
| Pl.3 | caeent |
| Impersonal | caeer |
Colloquial Forms
Future
| Sg.1 | caea i; caeaf i |
| Sg.2 | caei di |
| Sg.3 | caeith o; caeiff e |
| Pl.1 | caewn ni |
| Pl.2 | caewch chi |
| Pl.3 | caean nhw |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | caeais i; caees i |
| Sg.2 | caeaist ti; caeest ti |
| Sg.3 | caeodd o |
| Pl.1 | caeon ni |
| Pl.2 | caeoch chi |
| Pl.3 | caeon nhw |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | caewn i; caeswn i |
| Sg.2 | caeet ti; caeset ti |
| Sg.3 | caeai fo; caesai fo |
| Pl.1 | caeen ni; caesen ni |
| Pl.2 | caeech chi; caesech chi |
| Pl.3 | caeen nhw; caesen nhw |
Verbs conjugated like 'cau'
cau,
Verbs similar to 'cau'
camu,
canu,
caru,
amau,
cachu,
cadw,
cannu,
casáu,
crafu,
crasu,
Translations
close, obstruct (an opening)
close, move (a door)
close, close (one's eyes)
plug, to stop with a plug
shut, (transitive) to close
Etymology
From Middle Welsh cael, from Old Welsh ci, from Proto-Brythonic *kėɣɨd, from Proto-Celtic *kageti, from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰ- (“catch, grasp”) (compare Oscan 𐌊𐌀𐌇𐌀𐌃 (kahad, “may he take”), Albanian kam (“to have, hold”). See: Albanian '
kam'.
Verbs referencing "cau"
Cornish
kow.
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