blingo

Welsh

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɪŋɔ/

Verb

blingo (first-person singular present blingaf)

  1. to skin, to flay
    Synonyms: digroeni, pilio, hifio
  2. to fleece, to swindle, to defraud
    Synonyms: cafflo, twyllo

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future blingaf blingi blinga, blinga blingwn blingwch blingant blingir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
blingwn blingit blingai blingem blingech blingent blingid
preterite blingais blingaist blingodd blingasom blingasoch blingasant blingwyd
pluperfect blingaswn blingasit blingasai blingasem blingasech blingasent blingasid, blingesid
present subjunctive blingwyf blingych blingo blingom blingoch blingont blinger
imperative blinga, blinga blinged blingwn blingwch blingent blinger
verbal noun blingo
verbal adjectives
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future blinga i,
blingaf i
blingi di blingith o/e/hi,
blingiff e/hi
blingwn ni blingwch chi blingan nhw
conditional blingwn i,
blingswn i
blinget ti,
blingset ti
blingai fo/fe/hi,
blingsai fo/fe/hi
blingen ni,
blingsen ni
blingech chi,
blingsech chi
blingen nhw,
blingsen nhw
preterite blingais i,
blinges i
blingaist ti,
blingest ti
blingodd o/e/hi blingon ni blingoch chi blingon nhw
imperative blinga blingwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of blingo
radical soft nasal aspirate
blingo flingo mlingo unchanged

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “blingo”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “blingo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies