lliwio

Welsh

Etymology

From lliw (colour) +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɬɪu̯jɔ/

Verb

lliwio (first-person singular present lliwiaf)

  1. (transitive) to colour, to dye
  2. (intransitive) to change colour, to blush

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future lliwia i,
lliwiaf i
lliwi di lliwith o/e/hi,
lliwiff e/hi
lliwiwn ni lliwiwch chi lliwian nhw
conditional lliwiwn i,
lliwswn i
lliwiet ti,
lliwset ti
lliwiai fo/fe/hi,
lliwsai fo/fe/hi
lliwien ni,
lliwsen ni
lliwiech chi,
lliwsech chi
lliwien nhw,
lliwsen nhw
preterite lliwiais i,
lliwies i
lliwiaist ti,
lliwiest ti
lliwiodd o/e/hi lliwion ni lliwioch chi lliwion nhw
imperative lliwia lliwiwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of lliwio
radical soft nasal aspirate
lliwio liwio unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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