gwario

Welsh

Etymology

From obsolete English ware (“lay out goods, lay out money”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwarjɔ/

Verb

gwario (first-person singular present gwariaf)

  1. spend (money)

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future gwariaf gweri gwaria gwariwn gweriwch, gwariwch gwariant gwerir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional gwariwn gwerit gwariai gwariem gwariech gwarient gwerid
preterite gweriais gweriaist gwariodd gwariasom gwariasoch gwariasant gwariwyd
pluperfect gwariaswn gwariasit gwariasai gwariasem gwariasech gwariasent gwariasid, gwariesid
present subjunctive gwariwyf gweriech gwario gwariom gwarioch gwariont gwarier
imperative — gwaria gwaried gwariwn gweriwch, gwariwch gwarient gwarier
verbal noun gwario
verbal adjectives gwariedig
gwariadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future gwaria i, gwariaf i gwari di gwarith o/e/hi, gwariff e/hi gwariwn ni gwariwch chi gwarian nhw
conditional gwariwn i, gwariswn i gwariet ti, gwariset ti gwariai fo/fe/hi, gwarisai fo/fe/hi gwarien ni, gwarisen ni gwariech chi, gwarisech chi gwarien nhw, gwarisen nhw
preterite gwariais i, gwaries i gwariaist ti, gwariest ti gwariodd o/e/hi gwarion ni gwarioch chi gwarion nhw
imperative — gwaria — — gwariwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • camwario (“misspend”, verb)
  • gorwario (“overspend”, verb)
  • gwariant m (“expenditure”)
  • gwrthwariant (“sumptuary”, adjective)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwario wario ngwario unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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