bowlio

Welsh

Etymology

From English bowl +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔu̯ljɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔu̯ljɔ

Verb

bowlio (first-person singular present bowliaf)

  1. to bowl (in cricket, etc.)
  2. to play bowls, roll (a bowl, etc.) along the ground
  3. to roll, trundle, push (something) on wheels

Conjugation

  • bowlio deg (tenpin bowling)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bowlio (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future bowliaf bowli bowlia bowliwn bowliwch bowliant bowlir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional bowliwn bowlit bowliai bowliem bowliech bowlient bowlid
preterite bowliais bowliaist bowliodd bowliasom bowliasoch bowliasant bowliwyd
pluperfect bowliaswn bowliasit bowliasai bowliasem bowliasech bowliasent bowliasid, bowliesid
present subjunctive bowliwyf bowliech bowlio bowliom bowlioch bowliont bowlier
imperative bowlia bowlied bowliwn bowliwch bowlient bowlier
verbal noun bowlio
verbal adjectives bowliedig
bowliadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future bowlia i,
bowliaf i
bowli di bowlith o/e/hi,
bowliff e/hi
bowliwn ni bowliwch chi bowlian nhw
conditional bowliwn i,
bowlswn i
bowliet ti,
bowlset ti
bowliai fo/fe/hi,
bowlsai fo/fe/hi
bowlien ni,
bowlsen ni
bowliech chi,
bowlsech chi
bowlien nhw,
bowlsen nhw
preterite bowliais i,
bowlies i
bowliaist ti,
bowliest ti
bowliodd o/e/hi bowlion ni bowlioch chi bowlion nhw
imperative bowlia bowliwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of bowlio
radical soft nasal aspirate
bowlio fowlio mowlio unchanged

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