siafio

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English shave.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈʃavjɔ/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈʃavjɔ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa(ː)vɔ/

Verb

siafio (first-person singular present siafiaf, not mutable)

1. to shave

   Synonym: eillio

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	siafiaf	siefi	siafia	siafiwn	siefiwch, siafiwch	siafiant	siefir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional	siafiwn	siefit	siafiai	siafiem	siafiech	siafient	siefid
preterite	siefiais	siefiaist	siafiodd	siafiasom	siafiasoch	siafiasant	siafiwyd
pluperfect	siafiaswn	siafiasit	siafiasai	siafiasem	siafiasech	siafiasent	siafiasid, siafiesid
present subjunctive	siafiwyf	siefiech	siafio	siafiom	siafioch	siafiont	siafier
imperative	—	siafia	siafied	siafiwn	siefiwch, siafiwch	siafient	siafier
verbal noun	siafio
verbal adjectives	siafiedig siafiadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	siafia i, siafiaf i	siafi di	siafith o/e/hi, siafiff e/hi	siafiwn ni	siafiwch chi	siafian nhw
conditional	siafiwn i, siafswn i	siafiet ti, siafset ti	siafiai fo/fe/hi, siafsai fo/fe/hi	siafien ni, siafsen ni	siafiech chi, siafsech chi	siafien nhw, siafsen nhw
preterite	siafiais i, siafies i	siafiaist ti, siafiest ti	siafiodd o/e/hi	siafion ni	siafioch chi	siafion nhw
imperative	—	siafia	—	—	siafiwch	—

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

References

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