cwyro

Welsh

Etymology

From cwyr (wax) +‎ -o.

Verb

cwyro (first-person singular present cwyraf)

  1. to wax (apply wax to)

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cwyraf cwyri cwyra cwyrwn cwyrwch cwyrant cwyrir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
cwyrwn cwyrit cwyrai cwyrem cwyrech cwyrent cwyrid
preterite cwyrais cwyraist cwyrodd cwyrasom cwyrasoch cwyrasant cwyrwyd
pluperfect cwyraswn cwyrasit cwyrasai cwyrasem cwyrasech cwyrasent cwyrasid, cwyresid
present subjunctive cwyrwyf cwyrych cwyro cwyrom cwyroch cwyront cwyrer
imperative cwyra cwyred cwyrwn cwyrwch cwyrent cwyrer
verbal noun cwyro
verbal adjectives cwyredig
cwyradwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future cwyra i,
cwyraf i
cwyri di cwyrith o/e/hi,
cwyriff e/hi
cwyrwn ni cwyrwch chi cwyran nhw
conditional cwyrwn i,
cwyrswn i
cwyret ti,
cwyrset ti
cwyrai fo/fe/hi,
cwyrsai fo/fe/hi
cwyren ni,
cwyrsen ni
cwyrech chi,
cwyrsech chi
cwyren nhw,
cwyrsen nhw
preterite cwyrais i,
cwyres i
cwyraist ti,
cwyrest ti
cwyrodd o/e/hi cwyron ni cwyroch chi cwyron nhw
imperative cwyra cwyrwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of cwyro
radical soft nasal aspirate
cwyro gwyro nghwyro chwyro

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