leicio
Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English like, from Old English līcian, from Proto-Germanic *līkijaną, + -io.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-N" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "standard" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈlei̯kjɔ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-N" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "colloquial" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈlɪkjɔ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-S" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "standard" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈlei̯kjɔ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-S" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "colloquial" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈlɪkjɔ/, /ˈlɪkɔ/
Verb
leicio (first-person singular present leiciaf, not mutable)
- to like
- Dw i’n leicio ti’n fawr iawn.
- I like you very much.
- Leiciet ti ddod efo ni heno?
- Would you like to come with us tonight?
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | leiciaf | leici | leicia | leiciwn | leiciwch | leiciant | leicir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | leiciwn | leicit | leiciai | leiciem | leiciech | leicient | leicid | |
| preterite | leiciais | leiciaist | leiciodd | leiciasom | leiciasoch | leiciasant | leiciwyd | |
| pluperfect | leiciaswn | leiciasit | leiciasai | leiciasem | leiciasech | leiciasent | leiciasid, leiciesid | |
| present subjunctive | leiciwyf | leiciech | leicio | leiciom | leicioch | leiciont | leicier | |
| imperative | — | leicia | leicied | leiciwn | leiciwch | leicient | leicier | |
| verbal noun | leicio | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | leiciedig leiciadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | leicia i, leiciaf i | leici di | leicith o/e/hi, leiciff e/hi | leiciwn ni | leiciwch chi | leician nhw |
| conditional | leiciwn i, leicsiwn i | leiciet ti, leicsiet ti | leiciai fo/fe/hi, leicsiai fo/fe/hi | leicien ni, leicsien ni | leiciech chi, leicsiech chi | leicien nhw, leicsien nhw |
| preterite | leiciais i, leicies i | leiciaist ti, leiciest ti | leiciodd o/e/hi | leicion ni | leicioch chi | leicion nhw |
| imperative | — | leicia | — | — | leiciwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Synonyms
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “leiciaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies