gwario

Welsh

Etymology

From obsolete English ware (lay out goods, lay out money)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwarjɔ/

Verb

gwario (first-person singular present gwariaf)

  1. spend (money)

Conjugation

Conjugation of gwario (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future gwariaf gweri gwaria gwariwn gweriwch, gwariwch gwariant gwerir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional gwariwn gwerit gwariai gwariem gwariech gwarient gwerid
preterite gweriais gweriaist gwariodd gwariasom gwariasoch gwariasant gwariwyd
pluperfect gwariaswn gwariasit gwariasai gwariasem gwariasech gwariasent gwariasid, gwariesid
present subjunctive gwariwyf gweriech gwario gwariom gwarioch gwariont gwarier
imperative gwaria gwaried gwariwn gweriwch, gwariwch gwarient gwarier
verbal noun gwario
verbal adjectives gwariedig
gwariadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future gwaria i,
gwariaf i
gwari di gwarith o/e/hi,
gwariff e/hi
gwariwn ni gwariwch chi gwarian nhw
conditional gwariwn i,
gwariswn i
gwariet ti,
gwariset ti
gwariai fo/fe/hi,
gwarisai fo/fe/hi
gwarien ni,
gwarisen ni
gwariech chi,
gwarisech chi
gwarien nhw,
gwarisen nhw
preterite gwariais i,
gwaries i
gwariaist ti,
gwariest ti
gwariodd o/e/hi gwarion ni gwarioch chi gwarion nhw
imperative gwaria gwariwch

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

Derived terms

  • camwario (misspend, verb)
  • gorwario (overspend, verb)
  • gwariant m (expenditure)
  • gwrthwariant (sumptuary, adjective)

Mutation

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