rhusio

Welsh

Etymology

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Verb

rhusio (first-person singular present rhusiaf)

  1. (intransitive) become frightened, panic
  2. (transitive) hinder, deter

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future rhusiaf rhusi rhusia rhusiwn rhusiwch rhusiant rhusir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional rhusiwn rhusit rhusiai rhusiem rhusiech rhusient rhusid
preterite rhusiais rhusiaist rhusiodd rhusiasom rhusiasoch rhusiasant rhusiwyd
pluperfect rhusiaswn rhusiasit rhusiasai rhusiasem rhusiasech rhusiasent rhusiasid, rhusiesid
present subjunctive rhusiwyf rhusiech rhusio rhusiom rhusioch rhusiont rhusier
imperative — rhusia rhusied rhusiwn rhusiwch rhusient rhusier
verbal noun
verbal adjectives rhusiedig
rhusiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future rhusia i,
rhusiaf i 		rhusi di rhusith o/e/hi,
rhusiff e/hi 		rhusiwn ni rhusiwch chi rhusian nhw
conditional rhusiwn i,
rhuswn i 		rhusiet ti,
rhuset ti 		rhusiai fo/fe/hi,
rhusai fo/fe/hi 		rhusien ni,
rhusen ni 		rhusiech chi,
rhusech chi 		rhusien nhw,
rhusen nhw
preterite rhusiais i,
rhusies i 		rhusiaist ti,
rhusiest ti 		rhusiodd o/e/hi rhusion ni rhusioch chi rhusion nhw
imperative — rhusia — — rhusiwch —

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

Derived terms

  • hyrus (“elastic, springy”)
  • rhus (“fright”)
  • rhusiad (“start”)
  • rhuslyd (“skittish”)

Further reading

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