switsio

switsio

Welsh

Etymology

From switsh (“switch”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswɪtʃɔ/

Verb

switsio (first-person singular present switsiaf)

1. to switch (to use a switch)
2. (colloquial) to switch (to exchange)

   Synonyms: cyfnewid, newid

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	switsiaf	switshi	switsia	switsiwn	switsiwch	switsiant	switshir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional	switsiwn	switshit	switsiai	switsiem	switsiech	switsient	switshid
preterite	switsiais	switsiaist	switsiodd	switsiasom	switsiasoch	switsiasant	switsiwyd
pluperfect	switsiaswn	switsiasit	switsiasai	switsiasem	switsiasech	switsiasent	switsiasid, switsiesid
present subjunctive	switsiwyf	switsiech	switsio	switsiom	switsioch	switsiont	switsier
imperative	—	switsia	switsied	switsiwn	switsiwch	switsient	switsier
verbal noun	switsio
verbal adjectives	switsiedig switsiadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	switsia i, switsiaf i	switshi di	switshith o/e/hi, switshiff o/e/hi	switsiwn ni	switsiwch chi	switsian nhw
conditional	switsiwn i	switsiet ti	switsiai fo/fe/hi	switsien ni	switsiech chi	switsien nhw
preterite	switsiais i, switsies i	switsiaist ti, switsiest ti	switsiodd o/e/hi	switsion ni	switsioch chi	switsion nhw
imperative	—	switsia	—	—	switsiwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Further reading

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