ceisio

Welsh

Etymology

From cais (attempt, effort, endeavour, noun) +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkei̯ʃɔ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkei̯sjɔ/, /ˈkei̯ʃɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ei̯sjɔ, -ei̯ʃɔ

Verb

ceisio (first-person singular present ceisiaf) (ambitransitive)

  1. to seek, search for, ask, fetch
    Synonyms: chwilio am, ymofyn
  2. to try, attempt, endeavour
    Synonyms: ymgeisio, ymdrechu
  3. (with at) to aim (at)
    Synonym: anelu at
  4. to possess
    Synonyms: meddiannu, meddu ar

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future ceisia i,
ceisiaf i
ceisi di ceisith o/e/hi,
ceisiff e/hi
ceisiwn ni ceisiwch chi ceisian nhw
conditional ceisiwn i ceisiet ti ceisiai fo/fe/hi ceisien ni ceisiech chi ceisien nhw
preterite ceisiais i,
ceisies i
ceisiaist ti,
ceisiest ti
ceisiodd o/e/hi ceision ni ceisioch chi ceision nhw
imperative ceisia ceisiwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceisio
radical soft nasal aspirate
ceisio geisio ngheisio cheisio

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), “ceisio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies