pwysleisio

Welsh

Etymology

From pwyslais +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /pʊɨ̯sˈlei̯ʃɔ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /pʊi̯sˈlei̯sjɔ/, /pʊi̯sˈlei̯ʃɔ/

Verb

pwysleisio (first-person singular present pwysleisiaf)

  1. to emphasise, to stress

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future pwylsleisia i,
pwylsleisiaf i
pwylsleisi di pwylsleisith o/e/hi,
pwylsleisiff e/hi
pwylsleisiwn ni pwylsleisiwch chi pwylsleisian nhw
conditional pwylsleisiwn i,
pwylsleiswn i
pwylsleisiet ti,
pwylsleiset ti
pwylsleisiai fo/fe/hi,
pwylsleisai fo/fe/hi
pwylsleisien ni,
pwylsleisen ni
pwylsleisiech chi,
pwylsleisech chi
pwylsleisien nhw,
pwylsleisen nhw
preterite pwylsleisiais i,
pwylsleisies i
pwylsleisiaist ti,
pwylsleisiest ti
pwylsleisiodd o/e/hi pwylsleision ni pwylsleisioch chi pwylsleision nhw
imperative pwylsleisia pwylsleisiwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of pwysleisio
radical soft nasal aspirate
pwysleisio bwysleisio mhwysleisio phwysleisio

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), “pwysleisio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies