cwffio
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʊfjɔ/
Verb
cwffio (first-person singular present cwffiaf)
- (intransitive, North Wales) to fight
- Synonym: ymladd
- (intransitive, sports, North Wales) to box
- Synonym: paffio
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | cwffiaf | cwffi | cwffia | cwffiwn | cwffiwch | cwffiant | cwffir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | cwffiwn | cwffit | cwffiai | cwffiem | cwffiech | cwffient | cwffid | |
| preterite | cwffiais | cwffiaist | cwffiodd | cwffiasom | cwffiasoch | cwffiasant | cwffiwyd | |
| pluperfect | cwffiaswn | cwffiasit | cwffiasai | cwffiasem | cwffiasech | cwffiasent | cwffiasid, cwffiesid | |
| present subjunctive | cwffiwyf | cwffiech | cwffio | cwffiom | cwffioch | cwffiont | cwffier | |
| imperative | — | cwffia | cwffied | cwffiwn | cwffiwch | cwffient | cwffier | |
| verbal noun | cwffio | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | cwffiedig cwffiadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | cwffia i, cwffiaf i | cwffi di | cwffith o/e/hi, cwffiff e/hi | cwffiwn ni | cwffiwch chi | cwffian nhw |
| conditional | cwffiwn i, cwffiswn i | cwffiet ti, cwffiset ti | cwffiai fo/fe/hi, cwffisai fo/fe/hi | cwffien ni, cwffisen ni | cwffiech chi, cwffisech chi | cwffien nhw, cwffisen nhw |
| preterite | cwffiais i, cwffies i | cwffiaist ti, cwffiest ti | cwffiodd o/e/hi | cwffion ni | cwffioch chi | cwffion nhw |
| imperative | — | cwffia | — | — | cwffiwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cwffio | gwffio | nghwffio | chwffio |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cwffio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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