pwyso

Welsh

Etymology

From pwys (“weight”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

Verb

pwyso (first-person singular present pwysaf)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to weigh
    1. to weigh, find the weight of; to weigh out; to weigh oneself
    2. to weigh (a certain amount), weigh as much as, (counter)balance
    3. to weigh, be heavy (as a burden); to press (upon or down); to emphasize
    4. (figuratively)
      1. to weigh in the mind, consider (carefully), judge, value
      2. to be worth, be equal to, counterbalance
      3. to weigh (upon), burden, press, oppress, impair; to impress (upon), urge, bring pressure to bear (on); to be influential, count
      4. to depend (upon), rely (on), trust or have confidence (in)
    5. to lean (against), rest (against), sink; to lean, incline, tend, deviate; to draw on, draw near

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future pwysaf pwysi pwysa pwyswn pwyswch pwysant pwysir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 pwyswn pwysit pwysai pwysem pwysech pwysent pwysid
preterite pwysais pwysaist pwysodd pwysasom pwysasoch pwysasant pwyswyd
pluperfect pwysaswn pwysasit pwysasai pwysasem pwysasech pwysasent pwysasid, pwysesid
present subjunctive pwyswyf pwysych pwyso pwysom pwysoch pwysont pwyser
imperative — pwysa pwysed pwyswn pwyswch pwysent pwyser
verbal noun pwyso
verbal adjectives pwysedig
pwysadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future pwysa i, pwysaf i pwysi di pwysith o/e/hi, pwysiff e/hi pwyswn ni pwyswch chi pwysan nhw
conditional pwyswn i, pwysswn i pwyset ti, pwysset ti pwysai fo/fe/hi, pwyssai fo/fe/hi pwysen ni, pwyssen ni pwysech chi, pwyssech chi pwysen nhw, pwyssen nhw
preterite pwysais i, pwyses i pwysaist ti, pwysest ti pwysodd o/e/hi pwyson ni pwysoch chi pwyson nhw
imperative — pwysa — — pwyswch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Synonyms
  • (to weigh): cloriannu
  • (to press): gwasgu
  • (to trust): ymddiried, dibynnu

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
pwyso bwyso mhwyso phwyso
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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