gwagio

Welsh

Etymology

From gwag (empty) +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwaɡjɔ/

Verb

gwagio (first-person singular present gwagiaf)

  1. to empty
    Synonym: gwacáu
    Antonym: llenwi

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future gwagia i,
gwagiaf i
gwagi di gwagith o/e/hi,
gwagiff e/hi
gwagiwn ni gwagiwch chi gwagian nhw
conditional gwagiwn i,
gwagswn i
gwagiet ti,
gwagset ti
gwagiai fo/fe/hi,
gwagsai fo/fe/hi
gwagien ni,
gwagsen ni
gwagiech chi,
gwagsech chi
gwagien nhw,
gwagsen nhw
preterite gwagiais i,
gwagies i
gwagiaist ti,
gwagiest ti
gwagiodd o/e/hi gwagion ni gwagioch chi gwagion nhw
imperative gwagia gwagiwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwagio
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwagio wagio ngwagio 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), “gwagio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies