cuddio
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *koudeti, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewdʰ- (“to cover, wrap, encase”),[1][2] + -io (forming verbnouns). Cognate with Cornish cuthe, Breton cuzaff, English hide, Latin custōs, Ancient Greek κεύθω (keúthō, “to conceal”), Sanskrit कुहरम् (kuharam, “cave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɪðjɔ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɪðjɔ
Usage notes
- Despite being written with u, the first vowel here is /ɪ/ in all parts of Wales.
Verb
cuddio (first-person singular present cuddaf)
- to hide
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | cuddiaf | cuddi | cuddia | cuddiwn | cuddiwch | cuddiant | cuddir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | cuddiwn | cuddit | cuddiai | cuddiem | cuddiech | cuddient | cuddid | |
| preterite | cuddiais | cuddiaist | cuddiodd | cuddiasom | cuddiasoch | cuddiasant | cuddiwyd | |
| pluperfect | cuddiaswn | cuddiasit | cuddiasai | cuddiasem | cuddiasech | cuddiasent | cuddiasid, cuddiesid | |
| present subjunctive | cuddiwyf | cuddiech | cuddio | cuddiom | cuddioch | cuddiont | cuddier | |
| imperative | — | cuddia | cuddied | cuddiwn | cuddiwch | cuddient | cuddier | |
| verbal noun | ||||||||
| verbal adjectives | cuddiedig cuddiadwy | |||||||
| inflected colloquial forms |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | cudda i, cuddaf i |
cuddi di | cuddith o/e/hi, cuddiff e/hi |
cuddwn ni | cuddwch chi | cuddan nhw |
| conditional | cuddwn i, cuddswn i |
cuddet ti, cuddset ti |
cuddai fo/fe/hi, cuddsai fo/fe/hi |
cudden ni, cuddsen ni |
cuddech chi, cuddsech chi |
cudden nhw, cuddsen nhw |
| preterite | cuddais i, cuddes i |
cuddaist ti, cuddest ti |
cuddodd o/e/hi | cuddon ni | cuddoch chi | cuddon nhw |
| imperative | — | cudda | — | — | cuddwch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- cuddiad m (“hiding, concealment”)
- datguddio (“reveal”, verb)
- gorchuddio (“cover, conceal”, verb)
Related terms
- cudd (“hidden”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| cuddio | guddio | nghuddio | chuddio |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cuddio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 76 ii (1)