beiddio

Welsh

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeiðjɔ/

Verb

beiddio (first-person singular present beiddiaf)

  1. to dare, to defy, to venture

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future beiddia i,
beiddiaf i
beiddi di beiddith o/e/hi,
beiddiff e/hi
beiddiwn ni beiddiwch chi beiddian nhw
conditional beiddiwn i,
beiddswn i
beiddiet ti,
beiddset ti
beiddiai fo/fe/hi,
beiddsai fo/fe/hi
beiddien ni,
beiddsen ni
beiddiech chi,
beiddsech chi
beiddien nhw,
beiddsen nhw
preterite beiddiais i,
beiddies i
beiddiaist ti,
beiddiest ti
beiddiodd o/e/hi beiddion ni beiddioch chi beiddion nhw
imperative beiddia beiddiwch

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation

Mutated forms of beiddio
radical soft nasal aspirate
beiddio feiddio meiddio 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), “beiddio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies