coelio
Welsh
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɨ̯ljɔ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkɔi̯ljɔ/
Verb
coelio (first-person singular present coeliaf)
- to believe, to credit, to trust in
- to obey
- (business) to give trust or credit
- to cast lots, take auspices, consult omens
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | coeliaf | coeli | coelia | coeliwn | coeliwch | coeliant | coelir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | coeliwn | coelit | coeliai | coeliem | coeliech | coelient | coelid | |
| preterite | coeliais | coeliaist | coeliodd | coeliasom | coeliasoch | coeliasant | coeliwyd | |
| pluperfect | coeliaswn | coeliasit | coeliasai | coeliasem | coeliasech | coeliasent | coeliasid, coeliesid | |
| present subjunctive | coeliwyf | coeliech | coelio | coeliom | coelioch | coeliont | coelier | |
| imperative | — | coelia | coelied | coeliwn | coeliwch | coelient | coelier | |
| verbal noun | ||||||||
| verbal adjectives | coeliedig coeliadwy | |||||||
| inflected colloquial forms |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | coelia i, coeliaf i |
coeli di | coelith o/e/hi, coeliff e/hi |
coeliwn ni | coeliwch chi | coelian nhw |
| conditional | coeliwn i, coelswn i |
coeliet ti, coelset ti |
coeliai fo/fe/hi, coelsai fo/fe/hi |
coelien ni, coelsen ni |
coeliech chi, coelsech chi |
coelien nhw, coelsen nhw |
| preterite | coeliais i, coelies i |
coeliaist ti, coeliest ti |
coeliodd o/e/hi | coelion ni | coelioch chi | coelion nhw |
| imperative | — | coelia | — | — | coeliwch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| coelio | goelio | nghoelio | choelio |
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), “coelio”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “coelio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies