coelio

Welsh

Etymology

From coel (belief) +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

Verb

coelio (first-person singular present coeliaf)

  1. to believe, to credit, to trust in
    Synonyms: credu, ymddiried i
  2. to obey
    Synonym: ufuddhau i
  3. (business) to give trust or credit
  4. to cast lots, take auspices, consult omens

Conjugation

Conjugation of coelio (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future coeliaf coeli coelia coeliwn coeliwch coeliant coelir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional coeliwn coelit coeliai coeliem coeliech coelient coelid
preterite coeliais coeliaist coeliodd coeliasom coeliasoch coeliasant coeliwyd
pluperfect coeliaswn coeliasit coeliasai coeliasem coeliasech coeliasent coeliasid, coeliesid
present subjunctive coeliwyf coeliech coelio coeliom coelioch coeliont coelier
imperative coelia coelied coeliwn coeliwch coelient coelier
verbal noun coelio
verbal adjectives coeliedig
coeliadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future coelia i,
coeliaf i
coeli di coelith o/e/hi,
coeliff e/hi
coeliwn ni coeliwch chi coelian nhw
conditional coeliwn i,
coelswn i
coeliet ti,
coelset ti
coeliai fo/fe/hi,
coelsai fo/fe/hi
coelien ni,
coelsen ni
coeliech chi,
coelsech chi
coelien nhw,
coelsen nhw
preterite coeliais i,
coelies i
coeliaist ti,
coeliest ti
coeliodd o/e/hi coelion ni coelioch chi coelion nhw
imperative coelia coeliwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of coelio
radical soft nasal aspirate
coelio goelio nghoelio choelio

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