Welsh edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From dawns (dance) +‎ -io.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

dawnsio (first-person singular present dawnsiaf)

  1. to dance
    Mae Siân yn dawnsio gyda Siôn.
    Siân is dancing with Siôn.
  2. to perform a particular dance
  3. to trot, frisk (about), skip, caper (of a horse)
  4. to sparkle, quiver
  5. to jump about wildly with joy or anger

Conjugation edit

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dawnsio ddawnsio nawnsio unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

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