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pwyso
pwyso
Welsh
Verb
pwyso (stem pwys-)
- (transitive, intransitive) to weigh
- to weigh, find the weight of; to weigh out; to weigh oneself
- to weigh (a certain amount), weigh as much as, (counter)balance
- to weigh, be heavy (as a burden); to press (upon or down); to emphasize
- (figuratively)
- to lean (against), rest (against), sink; to lean, incline, tend, deviate; to draw on, draw near
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present/future | pwysaf | pwysi | pwysa | pwyswn | pwyswch | pwysant | pwysir | |
| imperfect/conditional | pwyswn | pwysit | pwysai | pwysem | pwysech | pwysent | pwysid | |
| preterite | pwysais | pwysaist | pwysodd | pwysasom | pwysasoch | pwysasant | pwyswyd | |
| pluperfect | pwysaswn | pwysasit | pwysasai | pwysasem | pwysasech | pwysasent | pwysasid, pwysesid | |
| subjunctive | pwyswyf | pwysych | pwyso | pwysom | pwysoch | pwysont | pwyser | |
| imperative | — | pwysa | pwysed | pwyswn | pwyswch | pwysent | pwyser | |
| verbal noun | pwyso | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | pwysedig pwysadwy |
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Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | pwysa i, pwysaf i | pwysi di | pwysith o/e/hi, pwysiff e/hi | pwyswn ni | pwyswch chi | pwysan nhw |
| conditional | pwyswn i, pwysswn i | pwyset ti, pwysset ti | pwysai fo/fe/hi, pwyssai fo/fe/hi | pwysen ni, pwyssen ni | pwysech chi, pwyssech chi | pwysen nhw, pwyssen nhw |
| preterite | pwysais i, pwyses i | pwysaist ti, pwysest ti | pwysodd o/e/hi | pwyson ni | pwysoch chi | pwyson nhw |
| imperative | — | pwysa | — | — | pwyswch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Synonyms
- (to weigh): cloriannu
- (to press): gwasgu
- (to trust): ymddiried, dibynnu
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| pwyso | bwyso | mhwyso | phwyso |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||