cipio

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English kippen (to take hold of, snatch), whence English kip.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪpjɔ/

Verb

cipio (first-person singular present cipiaf)

  1. to snatch, grab
  2. to abduct

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future cipia i,
cipiaf i
cipi di cipith o/e/hi,
cipiff e/hi
cipiwn ni cipiwch chi cipian nhw
conditional cipiwn i,
cipswn i
cipiet ti,
cipset ti
cipiai fo/fe/hi,
cipsai fo/fe/hi
cipien ni,
cipsen ni
cipiech chi,
cipsech chi
cipien nhw,
cipsen nhw
preterite cipiais i,
cipies i
cipiaist ti,
cipiest ti
cipiodd o/e/hi cipion ni cipioch chi cipion nhw
imperative cipia cipiwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cipio
radical soft nasal aspirate
cipio gipio nghipio chipio

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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