cwffio

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English cuff.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʊfjɔ/

Verb

cwffio (first-person singular present cwffiaf)

  1. (intransitive, North Wales) to fight
    Synonym: ymladd
  2. (intransitive, sports, North Wales) to box
    Synonyms: paffio, bocsio

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cwffiaf cwffi cwffia cwffiwn cwffiwch cwffiant cwffir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional cwffiwn cwffit cwffiai cwffiem cwffiech cwffient cwffid
preterite cwffiais cwffiaist cwffiodd cwffiasom cwffiasoch cwffiasant cwffiwyd
pluperfect cwffiaswn cwffiasit cwffiasai cwffiasem cwffiasech cwffiasent cwffiasid, cwffiesid
present subjunctive cwffiwyf cwffiech cwffio cwffiom cwffioch cwffiont cwffier
imperative — cwffia cwffied cwffiwn cwffiwch cwffient cwffier
verbal noun
verbal adjectives cwffiedig
cwffiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future cwffia i,
cwffiaf i 		cwffi di cwffith o/e/hi,
cwffiff e/hi 		cwffiwn ni cwffiwch chi cwffian nhw
conditional cwffiwn i,
cwffiswn i 		cwffiet ti,
cwffiset ti 		cwffiai fo/fe/hi,
cwffisai fo/fe/hi 		cwffien ni,
cwffisen ni 		cwffiech chi,
cwffisech chi 		cwffien nhw,
cwffisen nhw
preterite cwffiais i,
cwffies i 		cwffiaist ti,
cwffiest ti 		cwffiodd o/e/hi cwffion ni cwffioch chi cwffion nhw
imperative — cwffia — — cwffiwch —

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of cwffio
radical soft nasal aspirate
cwffio gwffio nghwffio chwffio

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “cwffio”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cwffio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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