eisiau

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Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh eisseu, from Proto-Brythonic *eisɨɣu, borrowed from Latin exiguus (having required).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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eisiau m (uncountable)

  1. (with bod and a preceding subject; functioning as a verbnoun) want
    Dw i eisiau diod.
    I want a drink.
    Dw i eisiau yfed.
    I want to drink.
    Mae hi eisiau diod hefyd.
    She wants a drink too.
  2. (with bod, a noun, pronoun or numeral and the preposition ar) need
    Mae eisiau diod arna i.
    I need a drink.
    Mae eisiau diod arni hi hefyd.
    She needs a drink too.
  3. (with bod and an i-content clause) need
    Mae eisiau i mi yfed.
    I need to drink.
  4. (literary) want (with bod and preposition ar)
    • 1588, Y Beibl cyssegr-lan, Salm 23:1:
      Yr Arglwydd yw fy Mugail; ni bydd eisiau arnaf.
      The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Usage notes

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  • In sense 1, because eisiau is a noun, it does not use yn with bod and has no stem, meaning it must be used periphrastically. See angen (need) and ofn (be afraid of) for similar examples.

Synonyms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
eisiau unchanged unchanged heisiau
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.