cneifio

Welsh

Etymology

cnaif +‎ -io

Verb

cneifio (first-person singular present cneifiaf)

  1. to shear, to fleece

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cneifiaf cneifi cneifia cneifiwn cneifiwch cneifiant cneifir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional cneifiwn cneifit cneifiai cneifiem cneifiech cneifient cneifid
preterite cneifiais cneifiaist cneifiodd cneifiasom cneifiasoch cneifiasant cneifiwyd
pluperfect cneifiaswn cneifiasit cneifiasai cneifiasem cneifiasech cneifiasent cneifiasid, cneifiesid
present subjunctive cneifiwyf cneifiech cneifio cneifiom cneifioch cneifiont cneifier
imperative — cneifia cneified cneifiwn cneifiwch cneifient cneifier
verbal noun cneifio
verbal adjectives cneifiedig, cneifedig
cneifiadwy, cneifadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future cneifia i, cneifiaf i cneifi di cneifith o/e/hi, cneififf e/hi cneifiwn ni cneifiwch chi cneifian nhw
conditional cneifiwn i, cneifiswn i cneifiet ti, cneifiset ti cneifiai fo/fe/hi, cneifisai fo/fe/hi cneifien ni, cneifisen ni cneifiech chi, cneifisech chi cneifien nhw, cneifisen nhw
preterite cneifiais i, cneifies i cneifiaist ti, cneifiest ti cneifiodd o/e/hi cneifion ni cneifioch chi cneifion nhw
imperative — cneifia — — cneifiwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • cneifiwr

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cneifio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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