poenydio

Welsh

Etymology

Possibly from penydio (“to punish, to torment”) influenced by poen (“pain”).

Pronunciation

Verb

poenydio (first-person singular present poenydiaf)

  1. to torture, to torment
    Synonyms: arteithio, diboeni

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future poenydiiaf poenydii poenydiia poenydiiwn poenydiiwch poenydiiant poenydiir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional poenydiiwn poenydiit poenydiiai poenydiiem poenydiiech poenydiient poenydiid
preterite poenydiiais poenydiiaist poenydiiodd poenydiiasom poenydiiasoch poenydiiasant poenydiiwyd
pluperfect poenydiiaswn poenydiiasit poenydiiasai poenydiiasem poenydiiasech poenydiiasent poenydiiasid, poenydiiesid
present subjunctive poenydiiwyf poenydiiech poenydiio poenydiiom poenydiioch poenydiiont poenydiier
imperative — poenydiia poenydiied poenydiiwn poenydiiwch poenydiient poenydiier
verbal noun poenydio
verbal adjectives poenydiiedig
poenydiiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future poenydia i, poenydiaf i poenydi di poenydith o/e/hi, poenydiff e/hi poenydiwn ni poenydiwch chi poenydian nhw
conditional poenydiwn i, poenydswn i poenydiet ti, poenydset ti poenydiai fo/fe/hi, poenydsai fo/fe/hi poenydien ni, poenydsen ni poenydiech chi, poenydsech chi poenydien nhw, poenydsen nhw
preterite poenydiais i, poenydies i poenydiaist ti, poenydiest ti poenydiodd o/e/hi poenydion ni poenydioch chi poenydion nhw
imperative — poenydia — — poenydiwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • poenydiwr (“tormentor, torturer”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
poenydio boenydio mhoenydio phoenydio
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), “poenydio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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