potsio

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔtʃɔ/

Etymology 1

From English potch.

Verb

potsio (first-person singular present potsiaf)

  1. to mash
    Synonym: stwnsio
  2. to potter, to fiddle, to muck about
    Synonym: stwna

Etymology 2

From English poach.

Verb

potsio (first-person singular present potsiaf)

  1. to poach (to cook in simmering liquid)

Etymology 3

From English poach.

Verb

potsio (first-person singular present potsiaf)

  1. to poach (to take game or fish illegally)
    Synonym: herwhela
Conjugation
Conjugation of potsio (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future potsiaf potshi potsia potsiwn potsiwch potsiant potshir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional potsiwn potshit potsiai potsiem potsiech potsient potshid
preterite potsiais potsiaist potsiodd potsiasom potsiasoch potsiasant potsiwyd
pluperfect potsiaswn potsiasit potsiasai potsiasem potsiasech potsiasent potsiasid, potsiesid
present subjunctive potsiwyf potsiech potsio potsiom potsioch potsiont potsier
imperative potsia potsied potsiwn potsiwch potsient potsier
verbal noun potsio
verbal adjectives potsiedig
potsiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future potsia i,
potsiaf i
potshi di potshith o/e/hi,
potshiff o/e/hi
potsiwn ni potsiwch chi potsian nhw
conditional potsiwn i potsiet ti potsiai fo/fe/hi potsien ni potsiech chi potsien nhw
preterite potsiais i,
potsies i
potsiaist ti,
potsiest ti
potsiodd o/e/hi potsion ni potsioch chi potsion nhw
imperative potsia potsiwch

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

Further reading

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