paffio

Welsh

Etymology

From paff (thwack, thump) +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpafjɔ/

Verb

paffio (first-person singular present paffiaf)

  1. (intransitive) to box
    Synonyms: bocsio, cwffio

Conjugation

Conjugation of paffio (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future paffiaf peffi paffia paffiwn peffiwch, paffiwch paffiant peffir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional paffiwn peffit paffiai paffiem paffiech paffient peffid
preterite peffiais peffiaist paffiodd paffiasom paffiasoch paffiasant paffiwyd
pluperfect paffiaswn paffiasit paffiasai paffiasem paffiasech paffiasent paffiasid, paffiesid
present subjunctive paffiwyf peffiech paffio paffiom paffioch paffiont paffier
imperative paffia paffied paffiwn peffiwch, paffiwch paffient paffier
verbal noun paffio
verbal adjectives paffiedig
paffiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future paffia i,
paffiaf i
paffi di paffith o/e/hi,
paffiff e/hi
paffiwn ni paffiwch chi paffian nhw
conditional paffiwn i,
paffswn i
paffiet ti,
paffset ti
paffiai fo/fe/hi,
paffsai fo/fe/hi
paffien ni,
paffsen ni
paffiech chi,
paffsech chi
paffien nhw,
paffsen nhw
preterite paffiais i,
paffies i
paffiaist ti,
paffiest ti
paffiodd o/e/hi paffion ni paffioch chi paffion nhw
imperative paffia paffiwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of paffio
radical soft nasal aspirate
paffio baffio mhaffio phaffio

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