cyweirio

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • cweirio, cwiro

Etymology

From cywair (“ready, prepared, orderly”) +‎ -io.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kəu̯ˈei̯rjɔ/

Verb

cyweirio (first-person singular present cyweiriaf)

  1. to put in order, to prepare
    Synonym: paratoi
  2. to modulate
  3. (music) to tune
    Synonym: tiwnio
  4. to cure (leather, etc.)
  5. to coagulate using rennet
    Synonym: ceulo
  6. to beat, to thrash
    Synonym: curo

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cyweiriaf cyweiri cyweiria cyweiriwn cyweiriwch cyweiriant cyweirir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional cyweiriwn cyweirit cyweiriai cyweiriem cyweiriech cyweirient cyweirid
preterite cyweiriais cyweiriaist cyweiriodd cyweiriasom cyweiriasoch cyweiriasant cyweiriwyd
pluperfect cyweiriaswn cyweiriasit cyweiriasai cyweiriasem cyweiriasech cyweiriasent cyweiriasid, cyweiriesid
present subjunctive cyweiriwyf cyweiriech cyweirio cyweiriom cyweirioch cyweiriont cyweirier
imperative — cyweiria cyweiried cyweiriwn cyweiriwch cyweirient cyweirier
verbal noun cyweirio
verbal adjectives cyweiriedig
cyweiriadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future cyweiria i, cyweiriaf i cyweiri di cyweirith o/e/hi, cyweiriff e/hi cyweiriwn ni cyweiriwch chi cyweirian nhw
conditional cyweiriwn i, cyweirswn i cyweiriet ti, cyweirset ti cyweiriai fo/fe/hi, cyweirsai fo/fe/hi cyweirien ni, cyweirsen ni cyweiriech chi, cyweirsech chi cyweirien nhw, cyweirsen nhw
preterite cyweiriais i, cyweiries i cyweiriaist ti, cyweiriest ti cyweiriodd o/e/hi cyweirion ni cyweirioch chi cyweirion nhw
imperative — cyweiria — — cyweiriwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • cweir (“beating, thraship”)
  • cyweiriad (“preparation, repairing, tuning”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cyweirio gyweirio nghyweirio chyweirio
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), “cyweirio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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