cnuchio
Welsh
Etymology
From cnuch (“joint; copulation”) + -io.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈknɨ̞χjɔ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈknɪχjɔ/
Verb
cnuchio (first-person singular present cnuchiaf)
- to copulate
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | cnuchiaf | cnuchi | cnuchi, cnuchia | cnuchiwn | cnuchiwch | cnuchiant | cnuchir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | cnuchiwn | cnuchit | cnuchiai | cnuchiem | cnuchiech | cnuchient | cnuchid | |
| preterite | cnuchiais | cnuchiaist | cnuchiodd | cnuchiasom | cnuchiasoch | cnuchiasant | cnuchiwyd | |
| pluperfect | cnuchiaswn | cnuchiasit | cnuchiasai | cnuchiasem | cnuchiasech | cnuchiasent | cnuchiasid, cnuchiesid | |
| present subjunctive | cnuchiwyf | cnuchiech | cnuchio | cnuchiom | cnuchioch | cnuchiont | cnuchier | |
| imperative | — | cnuchi, cnuchia | cnuchied | cnuchiwn | cnuchiwch | cnuchient | cnuchier | |
| verbal noun | ||||||||
| verbal adjectives | cnuchiedig cnuchiadwy | |||||||
| inflected colloquial forms |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | cnuchia i, cnuchiaf i |
cnuchi di | cnuchith o/e/hi, cnuchiff e/hi |
cnuchiwn ni | cnuchiwch chi | cnuchian nhw |
| conditional | cnuchiwn i, cnuchswn i |
cnuchiet ti, cnuchset ti |
cnuchiai fo/fe/hi, cnuchsai fo/fe/hi |
cnuchien ni, cnuchsen ni |
cnuchiech chi, cnuchsech chi |
cnuchien nhw, cnuchsen nhw |
| preterite | cnuchiais i, cnuchies i |
cnuchiaist ti, cnuchiest ti |
cnuchiodd o/e/hi | cnuchion ni | cnuchioch chi | cnuchion nhw |
| imperative | — | cnuchia | — | — | cnuchiwch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.
Synonyms
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| cnuchio | gnuchio | nghnuchio | chnuchio |
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), “cnuchio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies