mitsio

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English mitch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪt͡ʃɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪtʃɔ

Verb

mitsio (first-person singular present mitsiaf)

  1. (South Wales, informal) to mitch, to skive, to bunk off, to play truant
    Synonym: sgeifio
    Maen nhw wedi bod yn mitsio o'r ysgol.
    They've been bunking off school.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mitsio (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future mitsiaf mitshi mitsia mitsiwn mitsiwch mitsiant mitshir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional mitsiwn mitshit mitsiai mitsiem mitsiech mitsient mitshid
preterite mitsiais mitsiaist mitsiodd mitsiasom mitsiasoch mitsiasant mitsiwyd
pluperfect mitsiaswn mitsiasit mitsiasai mitsiasem mitsiasech mitsiasent mitsiasid, mitsiesid
present subjunctive mitsiwyf mitsiech mitsio mitsiom mitsioch mitsiont mitsier
imperative mitsia mitsied mitsiwn mitsiwch mitsient mitsier
verbal noun mitsio
verbal adjectives mitsiedig
mitsiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future mitsia i,
mitsiaf i
mitshi di mitshith o/e/hi,
mitshiff o/e/hi
mitsiwn ni mitsiwch chi mitsian nhw
conditional mitsiwn i mitsiet ti mitsiai fo/fe/hi mitsien ni mitsiech chi mitsien nhw
preterite mitsiais i,
mitsies i
mitsiaist ti,
mitsiest ti
mitsiodd o/e/hi mitsion ni mitsioch chi mitsion nhw
imperative mitsia mitsiwch

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

References

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