swnio

Welsh

Etymology

From sŵn (“sound, noise”) +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʊnjɔ/

Verb

swnio (first-person singular present swniaf, not mutable)

1. to sound
2. to grumble, to complain, to whine

   Synonyms: achwyn, conan, cwyno, grwgnach, swnian

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	swniaf	swni	swnia	swniwn	swniwch	swniant	swnir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional	swniwn	swnit	swniai	swniem	swniech	swnient	swnid
preterite	swniais	swniaist	swniodd	swniasom	swniasoch	swniasant	swniwyd
pluperfect	swniaswn	swniasit	swniasai	swniasem	swniasech	swniasent	swniasid, swniesid
present subjunctive	swniwyf	swniech	swnio	swniom	swnioch	swniont	swnier
imperative	—	swnia	swnied	swniwn	swniwch	swnient	swnier
verbal noun	swnio
verbal adjectives	swniedig swniadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	swnia i, swniaf i	swni di	swnith o/e/hi, swniff e/hi	swniwn ni	swniwch chi	swnian nhw
conditional	swniwn i, swnswn i	swniet ti, swnset ti	swniai fo/fe/hi, swnsai fo/fe/hi	swnien ni, swnsen ni	swniech chi, swnsech chi	swnien nhw, swnsen nhw
preterite	swniais i, swnies i	swniaist ti, swniest ti	swniodd o/e/hi	swnion ni	swnioch chi	swnion nhw
imperative	—	swnia	—	—	swniwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• swnio'r larwm (“to sound the alarm”)

References

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