rhofio

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • rhawio

Etymology

From rhaw +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɔvjɔ/

Verb

rhofio (first-person singular present rhofiaf)

  1. to shovel

Conjugation

Conjugation of rhofio (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future rhofiaf rhofi rhofia rhofiwn rhofiwch rhofiant rhofir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional rhofiwn rhofit rhofiai rhofiem rhofiech rhofient rhofid
preterite rhofiais rhofiaist rhofiodd rhofiasom rhofiasoch rhofiasant rhofiwyd
pluperfect rhofiaswn rhofiasit rhofiasai rhofiasem rhofiasech rhofiasent rhofiasid, rhofiesid
present subjunctive rhofiwyf rhofiech rhofio rhofiom rhofioch rhofiont rhofier
imperative rhofia rhofied rhofiwn rhofiwch rhofient rhofier
verbal noun rhofio
verbal adjectives rhofiedig
rhofiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future rhofia i,
rhofiaf i
rhofi di rhofith o/e/hi,
rhofiff e/hi
rhofiwn ni rhofiwch chi rhofian nhw
conditional rhofiwn i,
rhofswn i
rhofiet ti,
rhofset ti
rhofiai fo/fe/hi,
rhofsai fo/fe/hi
rhofien ni,
rhofsen ni
rhofiech chi,
rhofsech chi
rhofien nhw,
rhofsen nhw
preterite rhofiais i,
rhofies i
rhofiaist ti,
rhofiest ti
rhofiodd o/e/hi rhofion ni rhofioch chi rhofion nhw
imperative rhofia rhofiwch

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

Mutation

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