siafio

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English shave.

Pronunciation

Verb

siafio (first-person singular present siafiaf, not mutable)

  1. to shave
    Synonym: eillio

Conjugation

Conjugation of siafio (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future siafiaf siefi siafia siafiwn siefiwch, siafiwch siafiant siefir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional siafiwn siefit siafiai siafiem siafiech siafient siefid
preterite siefiais siefiaist siafiodd siafiasom siafiasoch siafiasant siafiwyd
pluperfect siafiaswn siafiasit siafiasai siafiasem siafiasech siafiasent siafiasid, siafiesid
present subjunctive siafiwyf siefiech siafio siafiom siafioch siafiont siafier
imperative siafia siafied siafiwn siefiwch, siafiwch siafient siafier
verbal noun siafio
verbal adjectives siafiedig
siafiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future siafia i,
siafiaf i
siafi di siafith o/e/hi,
siafiff e/hi
siafiwn ni siafiwch chi siafian nhw
conditional siafiwn i,
siafswn i
siafiet ti,
siafset ti
siafiai fo/fe/hi,
siafsai fo/fe/hi
siafien ni,
siafsen ni
siafiech chi,
siafsech chi
siafien nhw,
siafsen nhw
preterite siafiais i,
siafies i
siafiaist ti,
siafiest ti
siafiodd o/e/hi siafion ni siafioch chi siafion nhw
imperative siafia siafiwch

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), “siafio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies