tolio

Welsh

Etymology

From tawl +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔljɔ/

Verb

tolio (first-person singular present toliaf)

  1. to stint, to scrimp, to economise

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future toliaf toli tawl, tolia toliwn toliwch toliant tolir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional toliwn tolit toliai toliem toliech tolient tolid
preterite toliais toliaist toliodd toliasom toliasoch toliasant toliwyd
pluperfect toliaswn toliasit toliasai toliasem toliasech toliasent toliasid, toliesid
present subjunctive toliwyf toliech tolio toliom tolioch toliont tolier
imperative — tolia tolied toliwn toliwch tolient tolier
verbal noun
verbal adjectives toliedig
toliadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future tolia i,
toliaf i 		toli di tolith o/e/hi,
toliff e/hi 		toliwn ni toliwch chi tolian nhw
conditional toliwn i,
tolswn i 		toliet ti,
tolset ti 		toliai fo/fe/hi,
tolsai fo/fe/hi 		tolien ni,
tolsen ni 		toliech chi,
tolsech chi 		tolien nhw,
tolsen nhw
preterite toliais i,
tolies i 		toliaist ti,
toliest ti 		toliodd o/e/hi tolion ni tolioch chi tolion nhw
imperative — tolia — — toliwch —

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of tolio
radical soft nasal aspirate
tolio dolio nholio tholio

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), “tolio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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