tystio

Welsh

Etymology

From tyst (witness) +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtəsdjɔ/

Verb

tystio (first-person singular present tystiaf)

  1. to testify, to bear witness
    Synonym: tystiolaethu

Conjugation

Conjugation of tystio (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future tystiaf tysti tystia tystiwn tystiwch tystiant tystir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional tystiwn tystit tystiai tystiem tystiech tystient tystid
preterite tystiais tystiaist tystiodd tystiasom tystiasoch tystiasant tystiwyd
pluperfect tystiaswn tystiasit tystiasai tystiasem tystiasech tystiasent tystiasid, tystiesid
present subjunctive tystiwyf tystiech tystio tystiom tystioch tystiont tystier
imperative tystia tystied tystiwn tystiwch tystient tystier
verbal noun tystio
verbal adjectives tystiedig
tystiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future tystia i,
tystiaf i
tysti di tystith o/e/hi,
tystiff e/hi
tystiwn ni tystiwch chi tystian nhw
conditional tystiwn i,
tystswn i
tystiet ti,
tystset ti
tystiai fo/fe/hi,
tystsai fo/fe/hi
tystien ni,
tystsen ni
tystiech chi,
tystsech chi
tystien nhw,
tystsen nhw
preterite tystiais i,
tysties i
tystiaist ti,
tystiest ti
tystiodd o/e/hi tystion ni tystioch chi tystion nhw
imperative tystia tystiwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of tystio
radical soft nasal aspirate
tystio dystio nhystio thystio

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