becso

Welsh

Etymology

From English vex +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛksɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛksɔ

Verb

becso (first-person singular present becsaf)

  1. (South Wales) to worry, to fret
    Synonym: poeni
    Paid becso.
    Don't worry.

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future becsaf becsi becsa becswn becswch becsant becsir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
becswn becsit becsai becsem becsech becsent becsid
preterite becsais becsaist becsodd becsasom becsasoch becsasant becswyd
pluperfect becsaswn becsasit becsasai becsasem becsasech becsasent becsasid, becsesid
present subjunctive becswyf becsych becso becsom becsoch becsont becser
imperative becsa becsed becswn becswch becsent becser
verbal noun becso
verbal adjectives becsedig
becsadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future becsa i,
becsaf i
becsi di becsith o/e/hi,
becsiff e/hi
becswn ni becswch chi becsan nhw
conditional becswn i becset ti becsai fo/fe/hi becsen ni becsech chi becsen nhw
preterite becsais i,
becses i
becsaist ti,
becsest ti
becsodd o/e/hi becson ni becsoch chi becson nhw
imperative becsa becswch

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation

Mutated forms of becso
radical soft nasal aspirate
becso fecso mecso unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “becso”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies