egino

Welsh

Etymology

egin (sprout, shoot) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

Verb

egino (first-person singular present eginaf)

  1. to sprout, to germinate
  2. (figurative) to begin to develop

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future eginaf egini egina eginwn eginwch eginant eginir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
eginwn eginit eginai eginem eginech eginent eginid
preterite eginais eginaist eginodd eginasom eginasoch eginasant eginwyd
pluperfect eginaswn eginasit eginasai eginasem eginasech eginasent eginasid, eginesid
present subjunctive eginwyf eginych egino eginom eginoch eginont eginer
imperative egina egined eginwn eginwch eginent eginer
verbal noun egino
verbal adjectives eginedig
eginadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future egina i,
eginaf i
egini di eginith o/e/hi,
eginiff e/hi
eginwn ni eginwch chi eginan nhw
conditional eginwn i,
eginswn i
eginet ti,
eginset ti
eginai fo/fe/hi,
eginsai fo/fe/hi
eginen ni,
eginsen ni
eginech chi,
eginsech chi
eginen nhw,
eginsen nhw
preterite eginais i,
egines i
eginaist ti,
eginest ti
eginodd o/e/hi eginon ni eginoch chi eginon nhw
imperative egina eginwch

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

Derived terms

  • eginiad (germination)
  • eginog, eginol (sprouting, developing)

Mutation

Mutated forms of egino
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
egino unchanged unchanged hegino

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