neidio

Welsh

Etymology

naid (“jump, flicker”) +‎ -io

Pronunciation

Verb

neidio (first-person singular present neidiaf, not mutable)

  1. to jump
    Synonym: ysboncio

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future neidiaf neidi naid, neidia neidiwn neidiwch neidiant neidir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional neidiwn neidit neidiai neidiem neidiech neidient neidid
preterite neidiais neidiaist neidiodd neidiasom neidiasoch neidiasant neidiwyd
pluperfect neidiaswn neidiasit neidiasai neidiasem neidiasech neidiasent neidiasid, neidiesid
present subjunctive neidiwyf neidiech neidio neidiom neidioch neidiont neidier
imperative — naid, neidia neidied neidiwn neidiwch neidient neidier
verbal noun neidio
verbal adjectives —
neidiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future neidia i, neidiaf i neidi di neidith o/e/hi, neidiff e/hi neidiwn ni neidiwch chi neidian nhw
conditional neidiwn i, neidswn i neidiet ti, neidset ti neidiai fo/fe/hi, neidsai fo/fe/hi neidien ni, neidsen ni neidiech chi, neidsech chi neidien nhw, neidse nhw
preterite neidiais i, neidies i neidiaist ti, neidiest ti neidiodd o/e/hi neidion ni neidioch chi neidion nhw
imperative — neidia — — neidiwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • neidiwr m (“jumper”)
  • neidio sgi m (“ski jumping”)
  • neidiol (“jumping”, adjective)

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