chweina

Welsh

Etymology

From chwain (“fleas”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈχwei̯na/
  • Rhymes: -ei̯na

Verb

chweina (first-person singular present chweinaf, not mutable)

  1. to look for fleas
  2. for catch fleas, to get rid of fleas

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future chweinaf chweini chweina chweinwn chweinwch chweinant chweinir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 chweinwn chweinit chweinai chweinem chweinech chweinent chweinid
preterite chweinais chweinaist chweinodd chweinasom chweinasoch chweinasant chweinwyd
pluperfect chweinaswn chweinasit chweinasai chweinasem chweinasech chweinasent chweinasid, chweinesid
present subjunctive chweinwyf chweinych chweino chweinom chweinoch chweinont chweiner
imperative — chweina chweined chweinwn chweinwch chweinent chweiner
verbal noun chweina
verbal adjectives chweinedig
chweinadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future chweina i, chweinaf i chweini di chweinith o/e/hi, chweiniff e/hi chweinwn ni chweinwch chi chweinan nhw
conditional chweinwn i, chweinswn i chweinet ti, chweinset ti chweinai fo/fe/hi, chweinsai fo/fe/hi chweinen ni, chweinsen ni chweinech chi, chweinsech chi chweinen nhw, chweinsen nhw
preterite chweinais i, chweines i chweinaist ti, chweinest ti chweinodd o/e/hi chweinon ni chweinoch chi chweinon nhw
imperative — chweina — — chweinwch —
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), “chweina”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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