osgoi

Welsh

Etymology

From osgo (“slope, slant, diversion”) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔsˈɡɔi̯/, [ɔsˈkɔi̯]

Verb

osgoi (first-person singular present osgôf)

  1. (transitive) to avoid, to dodge, to evade
    Synonym: gochel

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future osgoa i,
osgoaf i 		osgoi di osgoith o/e/hi,
osgoiff e/hi 		osgown ni osgowch chi osgoan nhw
conditional osgown i,
osgoswn i 		osgoet ti,
osgoset ti 		osgoai fo/fe/hi,
osgosai fo/fe/hi 		osgoen ni,
osgosen ni 		osgoech chi,
osgosech chi 		osgoen nhw,
osgosen nhw
preterite osgoies i osgoiest ti osgôdd o/e/hi osgoeon ni osgoeoch chi osgoeon nhw
imperative — osgoa — — osgowch —

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

Derived terms

  • ffordd osgoi (“by-pass”)
  • osgoi treth (“tax evasion”)
  • osgöwr (“shirker”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of osgoi
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
osgoi unchanged unchanged hosgoi

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