beicio

Welsh

Etymology

From beic (bicycle) +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbei̯kjɔ/

Verb

beicio (first-person singular present beiciaf)

  1. (transitive) to bike, to cycle, to ride (on a bicycle)
    Synonyms: seiclo, reidio beic

Conjugation

Conjugation of beicio (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future beiciaf beici beicia beiciwn beiciwch beiciant beicir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional beiciwn beicit beiciai beiciem beiciech beicient beicid
preterite beiciais beiciaist beiciodd beiciasom beiciasoch beiciasant beiciwyd
pluperfect beiciaswn beiciasit beiciasai beiciasem beiciasech beiciasent beiciasid, beiciesid
present subjunctive beiciwyf beiciech beicio beiciom beicioch beiciont beicier
imperative beicia beicied beiciwn beiciwch beicient beicier
verbal noun beicio
verbal adjectives beiciedig
beiciadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future beicia i,
beiciaf i
beici di beicith o/e/hi,
beiciff e/hi
beiciwn ni beiciwch chi beician nhw
conditional beiciwn i,
beicswn i
beiciet ti,
beicset ti
beiciai fo/fe/hi,
beicsai fo/fe/hi
beicien ni,
beicsen ni
beiciech chi,
beicsech chi
beicien nhw,
beicsen nhw
preterite beiciais i,
beicies i
beiciaist ti,
beiciest ti
beiciodd o/e/hi beicion ni beicioch chi beicion nhw
imperative beicia beiciwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of beicio
radical soft nasal aspirate
beicio feicio meicio unchanged

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