peidio
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) (standard) IPA(key): /ˈpeidjɔ/
- (South Wales) (standard) IPA(key): /ˈpeidjɔ/
- (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈpeidɔ/, /ˈpiːdɔ/
Verb
peidio (first-person singular present peidiaf)
- (intransitive) to cease, stop
Usage notes
The imperative of this verb is used with â/ag plus verbal noun to form a negative imperative, for example:
- Paid â mynd yn rhy feddw. ― Don’t get too drunk.
- Peidiwch â phoeni am hynny. ― Don’t worry about that.
- Paid ag aros amdanaf i. ― Don’t wait for me.
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | peidiaf | peidi | paid | peidiwn | peidiwch | peidiant | peidir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | peidiwn | peidit | peidiai | peidiem | peidiech | peidient | peidid | |
| preterite | peidiais | peidiaist | peidiodd | peidiasom | peidiasoch | peidiasant | peidiwyd | |
| pluperfect | peidiaswn | peidiasit | peidiasai | peidiasem | peidiasech | peidiasent | peidiasid, peidiesid | |
| present subjunctive | peidiwyf | peidiech | peidio | peidiom | peidioch | peidiont | peidier | |
| imperative | — | paid | peidied | peidiwn | peidiwch | peidient | peidier | |
| verbal noun | peidio | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | peidiedig peidiadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | peidia i, peidiaf i | peidi di | peidith o/e/hi, peidiff e/hi | peidiwn ni | peidiwch chi | peidian nhw |
| conditional | peidiwn i, peidiswn i | peidiet ti, peidiset ti | peidiai fo/fe/hi, peidisai fo/fe/hi | peidien ni, peidisen ni | peidiech chi, peidisech chi | peidien nhw, peidisen nhw |
| preterite | peidiais i, peidies i | peidiaist ti, peidiest ti | peidiodd o/e/hi | peidion ni | peidioch chi | peidion nhw |
| imperative | — | peidia | — | — | peidiwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| peidio | beidio | mheidio | pheidio |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950-), “peidiaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies