jolihoetian

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • jolihoetio, jolihoitio, jolihowtio

Etymology

joli (jolly) +‎ hoetian (to gallivant, to dally)

Pronunciation

Verb

jolihoetian (first-person singular present jolihoetiaf, not mutable)

  1. (intransitive) to gallivant, to gad about, to fool about

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future jolihoetia i,
jolihoetiaf i
jolihoeti di jolihoetith o/e/hi,
jolihoetiff e/hi
jolihoetiwn ni jolihoetiwch chi jolihoetian nhw
conditional jolihoetiwn i,
jolihoetswn i
jolihoetiet ti,
jolihoetset ti
jolihoetiai fo/fe/hi,
jolihoetsai fo/fe/hi
jolihoetien ni,
jolihoetsen ni
jolihoetiech chi,
jolihoetsech chi
jolihoetien nhw,
jolihoetsen nhw
preterite jolihoetiais i,
jolihoeties i
jolihoetiaist ti,
jolihoetiest ti
jolihoetiodd o/e/hi jolihoetion ni jolihoetioch chi jolihoetion nhw
imperative jolihoetia jolihoetiwch

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

Derived terms

  • jolihoetiwr (gallivanter, gadabout)

References

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