gwnïo

Welsh

Verb

gwnïo (first-person singular present gwnïoaf)

  1. (transitive) to sew, to stitch
  2. (transitive, figurative) to compose, to fashion

Conjugation
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
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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
  • gwnïad m (“stitch”)
  • gwniadur m (“thimble”)
  • gwnïwr m (“seamster”)
  • peiriant gwnïo m (“sewing machine”)

Further reading
  • 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
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