cwtsio

Welsh

Etymology

From cwtsh (“cwtch”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʊtʃɔ/

Verb

cwtsio (first-person singular present cwtsiaf)

  1. (South Wales) to crouch
    Cwtsia lawr fanna a paid symud.
    Crouch down there and don't move.
  2. (South Wales) to cuddle, to hug
    Mae'n lico cwtsio ei mami.
    She likes cuddling / cwtching her mammy.

Usage notes

Note that the Welsh word is spelt cwtsh whereas the English word is spelt cwtch.

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cwtsiaf cwtshi cwtsia cwtsiwn cwtsiwch cwtsiant cwtshir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional cwtsiwn cwtshit cwtsiai cwtsiem cwtsiech cwtsient cwtshid
preterite cwtsiais cwtsiaist cwtsiodd cwtsiasom cwtsiasoch cwtsiasant cwtsiwyd
pluperfect cwtsiaswn cwtsiasit cwtsiasai cwtsiasem cwtsiasech cwtsiasent cwtsiasid, cwtsiesid
present subjunctive cwtsiwyf cwtsiech cwtsio cwtsiom cwtsioch cwtsiont cwtsier
imperative — cwtsia cwtsied cwtsiwn cwtsiwch cwtsient cwtsier
verbal noun cwtsio
verbal adjectives cwtsiedig
cwtsiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future cwtsia i, cwtsiaf i cwtshi di cwtshith o/e/hi, cwtshiff o/e/hi cwtsiwn ni cwtsiwch chi cwtsian nhw
conditional cwtsiwn i cwtsiet ti cwtsiai fo/fe/hi cwtsien ni cwtsiech chi cwtsien nhw
preterite cwtsiais i, cwtsies i cwtsiaist ti, cwtsiest ti cwtsiodd o/e/hi cwtsion ni cwtsioch chi cwtsion nhw
imperative — cwtsia — — cwtsiwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cwtsio gwtsio nghwtsio chwtsio
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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