bocsio

Welsh

Etymology

From English box +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

Verb

bocsio (first-person singular present bocsiaf)

  1. (intransitive, sports) to box
    Synonym: paffio

Conjugation

Conjugation of bocsio (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future bocsiaf bocsi bocsia bocsiwn bocsiwch bocsiant bocsir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional bocsiwn bocsit bocsiai bocsiem bocsiech bocsient bocsid
preterite bocsiais bocsiaist bocsiodd bocsiasom bocsiasoch bocsiasant bocsiwyd
pluperfect bocsiaswn bocsiasit bocsiasai bocsiasem bocsiasech bocsiasent bocsiasid, bocsiesid
present subjunctive bocsiwyf bocsiech bocsio bocsiom bocsioch bocsiont bocsier
imperative bocsia bocsied bocsiwn bocsiwch bocsient bocsier
verbal noun bocsio
verbal adjectives bocsiedig
bocsiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future bocsia i,
bocsiaf i
bocsi di bocsith o/e/hi,
bocsiff e/hi
bocsiwn ni bocsiwch chi bocsian nhw
conditional bocsiwn i,
bocswn i
bocsiet ti,
bocset ti
bocsiai fo/fe/hi,
bocsai fo/fe/hi
bocsien ni,
bocsen ni
bocsiech chi,
bocsech chi
bocsien nhw,
bocsen nhw
preterite bocsiais i,
bocsies i
bocsiaist ti,
bocsiest ti
bocsiodd o/e/hi bocsion ni bocsioch chi bocsion nhw
imperative bocsia bocsiwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of bocsio
radical soft nasal aspirate
bocsio focsio mocsio unchanged

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