beiddio

Welsh

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeiðjɔ/

Verb

beiddio (first-person singular present beiddiaf)

  1. to dare, to defy, to venture

Conjugation

Conjugation of beiddio (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future beiddiaf beiddi baidd, beiddia beiddiwn beiddiwch beiddiant beiddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional beiddiwn beiddit beiddiai beiddiem beiddiech beiddient beiddid
preterite beiddiais beiddiaist beiddiodd beiddiasom beiddiasoch beiddiasant beiddiwyd
pluperfect beiddiaswn beiddiasit beiddiasai beiddiasem beiddiasech beiddiasent beiddiasid, beiddiesid
present subjunctive beiddiwyf beiddiech beiddio beiddiom beiddioch beiddiont beiddier
imperative beiddia beiddied beiddiwn beiddiwch beiddient beiddier
verbal noun beiddio
verbal adjectives beiddiedig
beiddiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future beiddia i,
beiddiaf i
beiddi di beiddith o/e/hi,
beiddiff e/hi
beiddiwn ni beiddiwch chi beiddian nhw
conditional beiddiwn i,
beiddswn i
beiddiet ti,
beiddset ti
beiddiai fo/fe/hi,
beiddsai fo/fe/hi
beiddien ni,
beiddsen ni
beiddiech chi,
beiddsech chi
beiddien nhw,
beiddsen nhw
preterite beiddiais i,
beiddies i
beiddiaist ti,
beiddiest ti
beiddiodd o/e/hi beiddion ni beiddioch chi beiddion nhw
imperative beiddia beiddiwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of beiddio
radical soft nasal aspirate
beiddio feiddio meiddio unchanged

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

Further reading

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