gwagio

Welsh

Etymology

From gwag (empty) +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwaɡjɔ/

Verb

gwagio (first-person singular present gwagiaf)

  1. to empty
    Synonym: gwacáu
    Antonym: llenwi

Conjugation

Conjugation of gwagio (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future gwagiaf gwegi gwagia gwagiwn gwegiwch, gwagiwch gwagiant gwegir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional gwagiwn gwegit gwagiai gwagiem gwagiech gwagient gwegid
preterite gwegiais gwegiaist gwagiodd gwagiasom gwagiasoch gwagiasant gwagiwyd
pluperfect gwagiaswn gwagiasit gwagiasai gwagiasem gwagiasech gwagiasent gwagiasid, gwagiesid
present subjunctive gwagiwyf gwegiech gwagio gwagiom gwagioch gwagiont gwagier
imperative gwagia gwagied gwagiwn gwegiwch, gwagiwch gwagient gwagier
verbal noun gwagio
verbal adjectives gwagiedig
gwagiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future gwagia i,
gwagiaf i
gwagi di gwagith o/e/hi,
gwagiff e/hi
gwagiwn ni gwagiwch chi gwagian nhw
conditional gwagiwn i,
gwagswn i
gwagiet ti,
gwagset ti
gwagiai fo/fe/hi,
gwagsai fo/fe/hi
gwagien ni,
gwagsen ni
gwagiech chi,
gwagsech chi
gwagien nhw,
gwagsen nhw
preterite gwagiais i,
gwagies i
gwagiaist ti,
gwagiest ti
gwagiodd o/e/hi gwagion ni gwagioch chi gwagion nhw
imperative gwagia gwagiwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwagio
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwagio wagio ngwagio 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), “gwagio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies