clirio

Welsh

Etymology

From clir +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɪrjɔ/

Verb

clirio (first-person singular present cliriaf)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to clear

Conjugation

Conjugation of clirio (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cliriaf cliri cliria cliriwn cliriwch cliriant clirir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional cliriwn clirit cliriai cliriem cliriech clirient clirid
preterite cliriais cliriaist cliriodd cliriasom cliriasoch cliriasant cliriwyd
pluperfect cliriaswn cliriasit cliriasai cliriasem cliriasech cliriasent cliriasid, cliriesid
present subjunctive cliriwyf cliriech clirio cliriom clirioch cliriont clirier
imperative cliria cliried cliriwn cliriwch clirient clirier
verbal noun clirio
verbal adjectives cliriedig
cliriadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future cliria i,
cliriaf i
cliri di clirith o/e/hi,
cliriff e/hi
cliriwn ni cliriwch chi clirian nhw
conditional cliriwn i,
clirswn i
cliriet ti,
clirset ti
cliriai fo/fe/hi,
clirsai fo/fe/hi
clirien ni,
clirsen ni
cliriech chi,
clirsech chi
clirien nhw,
clirsen nhw
preterite cliriais i,
cliries i
cliriaist ti,
cliriest ti
cliriodd o/e/hi clirion ni clirioch chi clirion nhw
imperative cliria cliriwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of clirio
radical soft nasal aspirate
clirio glirio nghlirio chlirio

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