sglefrio

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • sgleirio, sglerio, slefrio

Etymology

Perhaps from English sclither, dialectal variant of slither.

Verb

sglefrio (first-person singular present sglefriaf, not mutable)

  1. (intransitive) to slide, to skid

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future sglefriaf sglefri sglefri, sglefria sglefriwn sglefriwch sglefriant sglefrir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional sglefriwn sglefrit sglefriai sglefriem sglefriech sglefrient sglefrid
preterite sglefriais sglefriaist sglefriodd sglefriasom sglefriasoch sglefriasant sglefriwyd
pluperfect sglefriaswn sglefriasit sglefriasai sglefriasem sglefriasech sglefriasent sglefriasid, sglefriesid
present subjunctive sglefriwyf sglefriech sglefrio sglefriom sglefrioch sglefriont sglefrier
imperative — sglefri, sglefria sglefried sglefriwn sglefriwch sglefrient sglefrier
verbal noun
verbal adjectives sglefriedig
sglefriadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future sglefria i,
sglefriaf i 		sglefri di sglefrith o/e/hi,
sglefriff e/hi 		sglefriwn ni sglefriwch chi sglefrian nhw
conditional sglefriwn i,
sglefriswn i 		sglefriet ti,
sglefriset ti 		sglefriai fo/fe/hi,
sglefrisai fo/fe/hi 		sglefrien ni,
sglefrisen ni 		sglefriech chi,
sglefrisech chi 		sglefrien nhw,
sglefrisen nhw
preterite sglefriais i,
sglefries i 		sglefriaist ti,
sglefriest ti 		sglefriodd o/e/hi sglefrion ni sglefrioch chi sglefrion nhw
imperative — sglefria — — sglefriwch —

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

Derived terms

  • rhôl-sglefrio (“roller-skate”, verb)
  • sglefr f (“slide, skid”)
  • sglefrio ar rew (“ice skate”, verb)
  • sglefriwr m (“skater”)

Further reading

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