bonclustio

Welsh

Etymology

bonclust (cuff on the ear) +‎ -io

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbɔŋklɨ̞sdjɔ/, [ˈbɔŋklɨ̞stjɔ]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbɔŋklɪsdjɔ/, [ˈbɔŋklɪstjɔ]
  • Rhymes: -ɨ̞sdjɔ

Verb

bonclustio (first-person singular present bonclustiaf)

  1. to box someone's ears

Conjugation

Conjugation of bonclustio (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future bonclustiaf bonclusti bonclustia bonclustiwn bonclustiwch bonclustiant bonclustir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional bonclustiwn bonclustit bonclustiai bonclustiem bonclustiech bonclustient bonclustid
preterite bonclustiais bonclustiaist bonclustiodd bonclustiasom bonclustiasoch bonclustiasant bonclustiwyd
pluperfect bonclustiaswn bonclustiasit bonclustiasai bonclustiasem bonclustiasech bonclustiasent bonclustiasid, bonclustiesid
present subjunctive bonclustiwyf bonclustiech bonclustio bonclustiom bonclustioch bonclustiont bonclustier
imperative bonclustia bonclustied bonclustiwn bonclustiwch bonclustient bonclustier
verbal noun bonclustio
verbal adjectives bonclustiedig
bonclustiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future bonclustia i,
bonclustiaf i
bonclusti di bonclustith o/e/hi,
bonclustiff e/hi
bonclustiwn ni bonclustiwch chi bonclustian nhw
conditional bonclustiwn i,
bonclustiswn i
bonclustiet ti,
bonclustiset ti
bonclustiai fo/fe/hi,
bonclustisai fo/fe/hi
bonclustien ni,
bonclustisen ni
bonclustiech chi,
bonclustisech chi
bonclustien nhw,
bonclustisen nhw
preterite bonclustiais i,
bonclusties i
bonclustiaist ti,
bonclustiest ti
bonclustiodd o/e/hi bonclustion ni bonclustioch chi bonclustion nhw
imperative bonclustia bonclustiwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of bonclustio
radical soft nasal aspirate
bonclustio fonclustio monclustio 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), “bonclustio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies