beicio
Welsh
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbei̯kjɔ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈbei̯kɔ/
Verb
beicio (first-person singular present beiciaf)
- (transitive) to bike, to cycle, to ride (on a bicycle)
- Synonyms: seiclo, reidio beic
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | beiciaf | beici | beicia | beiciwn | beiciwch | beiciant | beicir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | beiciwn | beicit | beiciai | beiciem | beiciech | beicient | beicid | |
| preterite | beiciais | beiciaist | beiciodd | beiciasom | beiciasoch | beiciasant | beiciwyd | |
| pluperfect | beiciaswn | beiciasit | beiciasai | beiciasem | beiciasech | beiciasent | beiciasid, beiciesid | |
| present subjunctive | beiciwyf | beiciech | beicio | beiciom | beicioch | beiciont | beicier | |
| imperative | — | beicia | beicied | beiciwn | beiciwch | beicient | beicier | |
| verbal noun | ||||||||
| verbal adjectives | beiciedig beiciadwy | |||||||
| inflected colloquial forms |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | beicia i, beiciaf i |
beici di | beicith o/e/hi, beiciff e/hi |
beiciwn ni | beiciwch chi | beician nhw |
| conditional | beiciwn i, beicswn i |
beiciet ti, beicset ti |
beiciai fo/fe/hi, beicsai fo/fe/hi |
beicien ni, beicsen ni |
beiciech chi, beicsech chi |
beicien nhw, beicsen nhw |
| preterite | beiciais i, beicies i |
beiciaist ti, beiciest ti |
beiciodd o/e/hi | beicion ni | beicioch chi | beicion nhw |
| imperative | — | beicia | — | — | beiciwch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.
Derived terms
- beiciwr m (“cyclist”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| beicio | feicio | meicio | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “beicio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies