cicio

Welsh

Etymology

From cic (kick) (from English kick) + -io.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪkjɔ/

Verb

cicio (first-person singular present ciciaf)

  1. to kick
  2. (rugby) to punt

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future cicia i,
ciciaf i
cici di cicith o/e/hi,
ciciff e/hi
ciciwn ni ciciwch chi cician nhw
conditional ciciwn i,
cicswn i
ciciet ti,
cicset ti
ciciai fo/fe/hi,
cicsai fo/fe/hi
cicien ni,
cicsen ni
ciciech chi,
cicsech chi
cicien nhw,
cicsen nhw
preterite ciciais i,
cicies i
ciciaist ti,
ciciest ti
ciciodd o/e/hi cicion ni cicioch chi cicion nhw
imperative cicia ciciwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of cicio
radical soft nasal aspirate
cicio gicio nghicio chicio

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