leicio

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English like, from Old English līcian, from Proto-Germanic *līkijaną, + -io.

Pronunciation

Verb

leicio (first-person singular present leiciaf)

  1. 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
  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “leiciaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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