towio

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English tow.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtou̯jɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ou̯jɔ

Verb

towio (first-person singular present towiaf)

  1. to tow
    Synonym: halio

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future towiaf towii towia towiwn towiwch towiant towiir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 towiwn towiit towiai towiem towiech towient towiid
preterite towiais towiaist towiodd towiasom towiasoch towiasant towiwyd
pluperfect towiaswn towiasit towiasai towiasem towiasech towiasent towiasid, towiesid
present subjunctive towiwyf towiych towio towiom towioch towiont towier
imperative — towia towied towiwn towiwch towient towier
verbal noun towio
verbal adjectives towiedig
towiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future towia i, towiaf i towi di towith o/e/hi, towiff e/hi towiwn ni towiwch chi towian nhw
conditional towiwn i, towiswn i towiet ti, towiset ti towiai fo/fe/hi, towisai fo/fe/hi towien ni, towisen ni towiech chi, towisech chi towien nhw, towisen nhw
preterite towiais i, towies i towiaist ti, towiest ti towiodd o/e/hi towion ni towioch chi towion nhw
imperative — towia — — towiwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
towio dowio nhowio thowio
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), “towio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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