hoetian

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • hoetio

Etymology

From English hoit (“to behave frivolously; to caper”).

Pronunciation

Verb

hoetian (first-person singular present hoetiaf, not mutable)

  1. (intransitive) to dawdle, to dally, to gallivant

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future hoetiaf hoeti hoetia hoetiwn hoetiwch hoetiant hoetir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional hoetiwn hoetit hoetiai hoetiem hoetiech hoetient hoetid
preterite hoetiais hoetiaist hoetiodd hoetiasom hoetiasoch hoetiasant hoetiwyd
pluperfect hoetiaswn hoetiasit hoetiasai hoetiasem hoetiasech hoetiasent hoetiasid, hoetiesid
present subjunctive hoetiwyf hoetiech hoetio hoetiom hoetioch hoetiont hoetier
imperative — hoetia hoetied hoetiwn hoetiwch hoetient hoetier
verbal noun
verbal adjectives hoetiedig
hoetiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future hoetia i,
hoetiaf i 		hoeti di hoetith o/e/hi,
hoetiff e/hi 		hoetiwn ni hoetiwch chi hoetian nhw
conditional hoetiwn i,
hoetswn i 		hoetiet ti,
hoetset ti 		hoetiai fo/fe/hi,
hoetsai fo/fe/hi 		hoetien ni,
hoetsen ni 		hoetiech chi,
hoetsech chi 		hoetien nhw,
hoetsen nhw
preterite hoetiais i,
hoeties i 		hoetiaist ti,
hoetiest ti 		hoetiodd o/e/hi hoetion ni hoetioch chi hoetion nhw
imperative — hoetia — — hoetiwch —

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

Derived terms

References

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