cuddio
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *koudeti, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewdʰ- (“to cover, wrap, encase”),[1][2] + -io (forming verbnouns). Cognate with Cornish cuthe, Breton cuzaff, English hide, Latin custōs, Ancient Greek κεύθω (keúthō, “to conceal”), Sanskrit कुहरम् (kuharam, “cave”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Usage notes
[edit]- Despite being written with u, the first vowel here is /ɪ/ in all parts of Wales.
Verb
[edit]cuddio (first-person singular present cuddaf)
- to hide
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | cuddiaf | cuddi | cuddia | cuddiwn | cuddiwch | cuddiant | cuddir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | cuddiwn | cuddit | cuddiai | cuddiem | cuddiech | cuddient | cuddid | |
| preterite | cuddiais | cuddiaist | cuddiodd | cuddiasom | cuddiasoch | cuddiasant | cuddiwyd | |
| pluperfect | cuddiaswn | cuddiasit | cuddiasai | cuddiasem | cuddiasech | cuddiasent | cuddiasid, cuddiesid | |
| present subjunctive | cuddiwyf | cuddiech | cuddio | cuddiom | cuddioch | cuddiont | cuddier | |
| imperative | — | cuddia | cuddied | cuddiwn | cuddiwch | cuddient | cuddier | |
| verbal noun | cuddio | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | cuddiedig cuddiadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | cudda i, cuddaf i | cuddi di | cuddith o/e/hi, cuddiff e/hi | cuddwn ni | cuddwch chi | cuddan nhw |
| conditional | cuddwn i, cuddswn i | cuddet ti, cuddset ti | cuddai fo/fe/hi, cuddsai fo/fe/hi | cudden ni, cuddsen ni | cuddech chi, cuddsech chi | cudden nhw, cuddsen nhw |
| preterite | cuddais i, cuddes i | cuddaist ti, cuddest ti | cuddodd o/e/hi | cuddon ni | cuddoch chi | cuddon nhw |
| imperative | — | cudda | — | — | cuddwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- cuddiad m (“hiding, concealment”)
- datguddio (“reveal”, verb)
- gorchuddio (“cover, conceal”, verb)
Related terms
[edit]- cudd (“hidden”)
Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cuddio | guddio | nghuddio | chuddio |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
[edit]- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cuddio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 76 ii (1)