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