bonclustio

Welsh

Etymology

bonclust (cuff on the ear) +‎ -io

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbɔŋklɨ̞sdjɔ/, [ˈbɔŋklɨ̞stjɔ]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbɔŋklɪsdjɔ/, [ˈbɔŋklɪstjɔ]
  • Rhymes: -ɨ̞sdjɔ

Verb

bonclustio (first-person singular present bonclustiaf)

  1. to box someone's ears

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future bonclustia i,
bonclustiaf i
bonclusti di bonclustith o/e/hi,
bonclustiff e/hi
bonclustiwn ni bonclustiwch chi bonclustian nhw
conditional bonclustiwn i,
bonclustiswn i
bonclustiet ti,
bonclustiset ti
bonclustiai fo/fe/hi,
bonclustisai fo/fe/hi
bonclustien ni,
bonclustisen ni
bonclustiech chi,
bonclustisech chi
bonclustien nhw,
bonclustisen nhw
preterite bonclustiais i,
bonclusties i
bonclustiaist ti,
bonclustiest ti
bonclustiodd o/e/hi bonclustion ni bonclustioch chi bonclustion nhw
imperative bonclustia bonclustiwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of bonclustio
radical soft nasal aspirate
bonclustio fonclustio monclustio unchanged

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

Further reading

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