hawlio

Welsh

Etymology

From hawl +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhau̯ljɔ/

Verb

hawlio (first-person singular present hawliaf, not mutable)

  1. (transitive) to claim, to demand

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future hawlia i,
hawliaf i
hawli di hawlith o/e/hi,
hawliff e/hi
hawliwn ni hawliwch chi hawlian nhw
conditional hawliwn i,
hawlswn i
hawliet ti,
hawlset ti
hawliai fo/fe/hi,
hawlsai fo/fe/hi
hawlien ni,
hawlsen ni
hawliech chi,
hawlsech chi
hawlien nhw,
hawlsen nhw
preterite hawliais i,
hawlies i
hawliaist ti,
hawliest ti
hawliodd o/e/hi hawlion ni hawlioch chi hawlion nhw
imperative hawlia hawliwch

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

Derived terms

  • hawliad (claim)
  • hawliwr (claimant)

References

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