gwnïo
Welsh edit
Verb edit
gwnïo (first-person singular present gwnïoaf)
- (transitive) to sew, to stitch
- (transitive, figurative) to compose, to fashion
Conjugation edit
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | gwnïaf | gwnii | gwnïa | gwnïwn | gwnïwch | gwnïant | gwniir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | gwnïwn | gwniit | gwnïai | gwnïem | gwnïech | gwnïent | gwniid | |
| preterite | gwnïais | gwnïaist | gwnïodd | gwnïasom | gwnïasoch | gwnïasant | gwnïwyd | |
| pluperfect | gwnïaswn | gwnïasit | gwnïasai | gwnïasem | gwnïasech | gwnïasent | gwnïasid, gwnïesid | |
| present subjunctive | gwnïwyf | gwnïech | gwnïo | gwnïom | gwnïoch | gwnïont | gwnïer | |
| imperative | — | gwnïa | gwnïed | gwnïwn | gwnïwch | gwnïent | gwnïer | |
| verbal noun | gwnïo | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | gwniedig — | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | gwnïa i, gwnïaf i | gwnii di | gwniith o/e/hi, gwniiff o/e/hi | gwnïwn ni | gwnïwch chi | gwnïan nhw |
| conditional | gwnïwn i, gwniswn i | gwnïet ti, gwniset ti | gwnïai fo/fe/hi, gwnisai fo/fe/hi | gwnïen ni, gwnisen ni | gwnïech chi, gwnisech chi | gwnïen nhw, gwnisen nhw |
| preterite | gwnïais i, gwnïes i | gwnïaist ti, gwnïest ti | gwnïodd o/e/hi | gwnïon ni | gwnïoch chi | gwnïon nhw |
| imperative | — | gwnïa | — | — | gwnïwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms edit
- gwnïad m (“stitch”)
- gwniadur m (“thimble”)
- gwnïwr m (“seamster”)
- peiriant gwnïo m (“sewing machine”)
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwnïo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies