gwnïo

Welsh

Alternative forms

• gwinio (colloquial)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh gwniaw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwniː.ɔ/
  • (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡniː.ɔ/

Verb

gwnïo (first-person singular present gwnïaf)

1. (South Wales, transitive) to sew, to stitch

   Synonym: (North Wales) pwytho

2. (transitive, figurative) to compose, to fashion

   Synonym: cyfansoddi

Conjugation

Conjugation of gwnïo (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	gwniaf	gwnii	gwnia	gwniwn	gwniwch	gwniant	gwniir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional	gwniwn	gwniit	gwniai	gwniem	gwniech	gwnient	gwniid
preterite	gwniais	gwniaist	gwniodd	gwniasom	gwniasoch	gwniasant	gwniwyd
pluperfect	gwniaswn	gwniasit	gwniasai	gwniasem	gwniasech	gwniasent	gwniasid, gwniesid
present subjunctive	gwniwyf	gwniech	gwnio	gwniom	gwnioch	gwniont	gwnier
imperative	—	gwnia	gwnied	gwniwn	gwniwch	gwnient	gwnier
verbal noun	gwnïo
verbal adjectives	gwniedig —

Conjugation of gwnïo (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	gwnïa i, gwnïaf i	gwnii di	gwniith o/e/hi, gwniiff o/e/hi	gwnïwn ni	gwnïwch chi	gwnïan nhw
conditional	gwnïwn i, gwniswn i	gwnïet ti, gwniset ti	gwnïai fo/fe/hi, gwnisai fo/fe/hi	gwnïen ni, gwnisen ni	gwnïech chi, gwnisech chi	gwnïen nhw, gwnisen nhw
preterite	gwnïais i, gwnïes i	gwnïaist ti, gwnïest ti	gwnïodd o/e/hi	gwnïon ni	gwnïoch chi	gwnïon nhw
imperative	—	gwnïa	—	—	gwnïwch	—

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• gwnïad m (“stitch”)
• gwniadur m (“thimble”)
• gwnïwr m (“seamster”)
• peiriant gwnïo m (“sewing machine”)

Further reading

• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “sew”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “stitch”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “gwnïo”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “gwnïo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies