dallgeibio

Welsh

Etymology

dall (“blind”) +‎ ceibio (“to dig”).

Pronunciation

Verb

dallgeibio (first-person singular present dallgeibiaf) (idiomatic)

  1. to bungle, to blunder
    Synonyms: bwnglera, bustachu
  2. to make a wild guess, to speculate baselessly
    Synonym: dyfalu'n wyllt

Mutation

Mutated forms of dallgeibio
radical soft nasal aspirate
dallgeibio ddallgeibio nallgeibio unchanged

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