becso

Welsh

Etymology

From English vex +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛksɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɛksɔ

Verb

becso (first-person singular present becsaf)

1. (South Wales) to worry, to fret

   Synonym: poeni

   Paid becso.

   Don't worry.

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	becsaf	becsi	becsa	becswn	becswch	becsant	becsir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	becswn	becsit	becsai	becsem	becsech	becsent	becsid
preterite	becsais	becsaist	becsodd	becsasom	becsasoch	becsasant	becswyd
pluperfect	becsaswn	becsasit	becsasai	becsasem	becsasech	becsasent	becsasid, becsesid
present subjunctive	becswyf	becsych	becso	becsom	becsoch	becsont	becser
imperative	—	becsa	becsed	becswn	becswch	becsent	becser
verbal noun	becso
verbal adjectives	becsedig becsadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	becsa i, becsaf i	becsi di	becsith o/e/hi, becsiff e/hi	becswn ni	becswch chi	becsan nhw
conditional	becswn i	becset ti	becsai fo/fe/hi	becsen ni	becsech chi	becsen nhw
preterite	becsais i, becses i	becsaist ti, becsest ti	becsodd o/e/hi	becson ni	becsoch chi	becson nhw
imperative	—	becsa	—	—	becswch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
becso	fecso	mecso	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), “becso”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies