treulio

Welsh

Etymology

traul (consumption) +‎ -io

Pronunciation

Verb

treulio (first-person singular present treuliaf)(transitive)

  1. to spend (time)
    treuliais i ddwy awrI spent two hours
  2. to wear away; to consume
  3. (biology) to digest
    llwybr treuliodigestive tract

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future treulia i,
treuliaf i
treuli di treulith o/e/hi,
treuliff e/hi
treuliwn ni treuliwch chi treulian nhw
conditional treuliwn i,
treulswn i
treuliet ti,
treulset ti
treuliai fo/fe/hi,
treulsai fo/fe/hi
treulien ni,
treulsen ni
treuliech chi,
treulsech chi
treulien nhw,
treulsen nhw
preterite treuliais i,
treulies i
treuliaist ti,
treuliest ti
treuliodd o/e/hi treulion ni treulioch chi treulion nhw
imperative treulia treuliwch

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

Derived terms

  • distreulio (to wash out)
  • streulio (to rinse)
  • treuliad
  • treuliadwy
  • treuliant
  • treuliwr

Mutation

Mutated forms of treulio
radical soft nasal aspirate
treulio dreulio nhreulio threulio

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