sgïo

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • sgio

Etymology

Borrowed from English ski. By surface analysis, sgi +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɡi.ɔ/, [ˈski.ɔ]
  • Rhymes: -iːɔ

Noun

sgïo m or f (uncountable, not mutable)

  1. skiing

Verb

sgïo (first-person singular present sgïaf, not mutable)

  1. to ski

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future sgïaf sgïi sgi, sgïa sgïwn sgïwch sgïant sgïir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
sgïwn sgïit sgïai sgïem sgïech sgïent sgïid
preterite sgïais sgïaist sgïodd sgïasom sgïasoch sgïasant sgïwyd
pluperfect sgïaswn sgïasit sgïasai sgïasem sgïasech sgïasent sgïasid, sgïesid
present subjunctive sgïwyf sgïych sgïo sgïom sgïoch sgïont sgïer
imperative sgi, sgïa sgïed sgïwn sgïwch sgïent sgïer
verbal noun sgïo
verbal adjectives sgïedig
sgïadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future sgïa i,
sgïaf i
sgïi di sgïith o/e/hi,
sgïiff e/hi
sgïwn ni sgïwch chi sgïan nhw
conditional sgïwn i,
sgïswn i
sgïet ti,
sgïset ti
sgïai fo/fe/hi,
sgïsai fo/fe/hi
sgïen ni,
sgïsen ni
sgïech chi,
sgïsech chi
sgïen nhw,
sgïsen nhw
preterite sgïais i,
sgïes i
sgïaist ti,
sgïest ti
sgïodd o/e/hi sgïon ni sgïoch chi sgïon nhw
imperative sgïa sgïwch

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

Further reading

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