gwyntio

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • gwynto

Etymology

gwynt (“wind; breath”) +‎ -io

Verb

gwyntio (first-person singular present gwyntioaf)

  1. (intransitive) to blow, to blast
  2. (South Wales, intransitive) to sniff, to snort
    Synonyms: synhwyro, ffroeni
  3. (intransitive) to fart, to break wind
  4. (transitive) to smell, to scent
  5. (transitive) to air, to ventilate

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future gwyntiaf gwynti gwyntia gwyntiwn gwyntiwch gwyntiant gwyntir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional gwyntiwn gwyntit gwyntiai gwyntiem gwyntiech gwyntient gwyntid
preterite gwyntiais gwyntiaist gwyntiodd gwyntiasom gwyntiasoch gwyntiasant gwyntiwyd
pluperfect gwyntiaswn gwyntiasit gwyntiasai gwyntiasem gwyntiasech gwyntiasent gwyntiasid, gwyntiesid
present subjunctive gwyntiwyf gwyntiech gwyntio gwyntiom gwyntioch gwyntiont gwyntier
imperative — gwyntia gwyntied gwyntiwn gwyntiwch gwyntient gwyntier
verbal noun
verbal adjectives gwyntiedig
gwyntiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future gwyntia i,
gwyntiaf i 		gwynti di gwyntith o/e/hi,
gwyntiff e/hi 		gwyntiwn ni gwyntiwch chi gwyntian nhw
conditional gwyntiwn i,
gwyntswn i 		gwyntiet ti,
gwyntset ti 		gwyntiai fo/fe/hi,
gwyntsai fo/fe/hi 		gwyntien ni,
gwyntsen ni 		gwyntiech chi,
gwyntsech chi 		gwyntien nhw,
gwyntsen nhw
preterite gwyntiais i,
gwynties i 		gwyntiaist ti,
gwyntiest ti 		gwyntiodd o/e/hi gwyntion ni gwyntioch chi gwyntion nhw
imperative — gwyntia — — gwyntiwch —

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

Derived terms

  • gwyntiad m (“blowing”)

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwyntio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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