cipio

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪpjɔ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle English kippen (to take hold of, snatch), whence English kip.

Verb

cipio (first-person singular present cipiaf)

  1. to snatch, grab
    Synonyms: gafael, dal, dwyn ymaith
  2. to win (something)
    Synonym: ennill
  3. to seize, to capture
    Synonyms: cymryd, herwgydio
Conjugation
Conjugation of cipio (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cipiaf cipi cipia cipiwn cipiwch cipiant cipir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional cipiwn cipit cipiai cipiem cipiech cipient cipid
preterite cipiais cipiaist cipiodd cipiasom cipiasoch cipiasant cipiwyd
pluperfect cipiaswn cipiasit cipiasai cipiasem cipiasech cipiasent cipiasid, cipiesid
present subjunctive cipiwyf cipiech cipio cipiom cipioch cipiont cipier
imperative cipia cipied cipiwn cipiwch cipient cipier
verbal noun cipio
verbal adjectives cipiedig
cipiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future cipia i,
cipiaf i
cipi di cipith o/e/hi,
cipiff e/hi
cipiwn ni cipiwch chi cipian nhw
conditional cipiwn i,
cipswn i
cipiet ti,
cipset ti
cipiai fo/fe/hi,
cipsai fo/fe/hi
cipien ni,
cipsen ni
cipiech chi,
cipsech chi
cipien nhw,
cipsen nhw
preterite cipiais i,
cipies i
cipiaist ti,
cipiest ti
cipiodd o/e/hi cipion ni cipioch chi cipion nhw
imperative cipia cipiwch

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

Derived terms
  • cip (glimpse)
  • cipiad (seizure)
  • cipio gafael (to catch hold)
  • cipio sychu (to thoroughly dry)
  • diawl a'i gipio ((may) the devil take him)
  • herwgipio (to hijack, to abduct)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English kipe.

Verb

cipio (first-person singular present cipiaf)

  1. to whine, to beg, to importune
    Synonyms: crefu, ymbil, swnian
  2. to yap, to yelp
    Synonyms: cyfarth, ielpan

Mutation

Mutated forms of cipio
radical soft nasal aspirate
cipio gipio nghipio chipio

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “cipio”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cipio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies