cylchu

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • cylchio
  • cylcho

Etymology

From cylch (“circle, ring; compass, scope, range; circumference; environs, surroundings, precincts; zone”) +‎ -u (verbal suffix).

Verb

cylchu (first-person singular present cylchaf)

    1. to hoop, rim (wheel, barrel, etc.)
    2. to circle, encompass, surround, enclose
    3. to roll
    1. to make a progress through, make a tour or circuit of (territory, etc.)
    2. to perambulate

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
cylchu gylchu nghylchu chylchu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “cylchaf, cylchiaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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