gwnïo

Welsh

Verb

gwnïo (first-person singular present gwnïoaf)

1. (transitive) to sew, to stitch
2. (transitive, figurative) to compose, to fashion

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	gwnïaf	gwnii	gwnïa	gwnïwn	gwnïwch	gwnïant	gwniir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional	gwnïwn	gwniit	gwnïai	gwnïem	gwnïech	gwnïent	gwniid
preterite	gwnïais	gwnïaist	gwnïodd	gwnïasom	gwnïasoch	gwnïasant	gwnïwyd
pluperfect	gwnïaswn	gwnïasit	gwnïasai	gwnïasem	gwnïasech	gwnïasent	gwnïasid, gwnïesid
present subjunctive	gwnïwyf	gwnïech	gwnïo	gwnïom	gwnïoch	gwnïont	gwnïer
imperative	—	gwnïa	gwnïed	gwnïwn	gwnïwch	gwnïent	gwnïer
verbal noun	gwnïo
verbal adjectives	gwniedig —

Conjugation (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

• 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