llywio

Welsh

Etymology

llyw (rudder) +‎ -io

Pronunciation

Verb

llywio (first-person singular present llywiaf)

  1. to steer
  2. to rule, lead

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future llywia i,
llywiaf i
llywi di llywith o/e/hi,
llywiff e/hi
llywiwn ni llywiwch chi llywian nhw
conditional llywiwn i,
llywswn i
llywiet ti,
llywset ti
llywiai fo/fe/hi,
llywsai fo/fe/hi
llywien ni,
llywsen ni
llywiech chi,
llywsech chi
llywien nhw,
llywsen nhw
preterite llywiais i,
llywies i
llywiaist ti,
llywiest ti
llywiodd o/e/hi llywion ni llywioch chi llywion nhw
imperative llywia llywiwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of llywio
radical soft nasal aspirate
llywio lywio 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), “llywio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies