petruso

Welsh

Etymology

From petrus (hesitant) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

Verb

petruso (first-person singular present petrusaf)

  1. to hesitate, to delay

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future petrusaf petrusi petrus, petrusa petruswn petruswch petrusant petrusir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
petruswn petrusit petrusai petrusem petrusech petrusent petrusid
preterite petrusais petrusaist petrusodd petrusasom petrusasoch petrusasant petruswyd
pluperfect petrusaswn petrusasit petrusasai petrusasem petrusasech petrusasent petrusasid, petrusesid
present subjunctive petruswyf petrusych petruso petrusom petrusoch petrusont petruser
imperative petrus, petrusa petrused petruswn petruswch petrusent petruser
verbal noun petruso
verbal adjectives petrusedig
petrusadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future petrusa i,
petrusaf i
petrusi di petrusith o/e/hi,
petrusiff e/hi
petruswn ni petruswch chi petrusan nhw
conditional petruswn i,
petrusswn i
petruset ti,
petrusset ti
petrusai fo/fe/hi,
petrussai fo/fe/hi
petrusen ni,
petrussen ni
petrusech chi,
petrussech chi
petrusen nhw,
petrussen nhw
preterite petrusais i,
petruses i
petrusaist ti,
petrusest ti
petrusodd o/e/hi petruson ni petrusoch chi petruson nhw
imperative petrusa petruswch

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

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of petruso
radical soft nasal aspirate
petruso betruso mhetruso phetruso

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

Further reading

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