chweina

Welsh

Etymology

From chwain (“fleas”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈχwei̯na/
• Rhymes: -ei̯na

Verb

chweina (first-person singular present chweinaf, not mutable)

1. to look for fleas
2. for catch fleas, to get rid of fleas

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	chweinaf	chweini	chweina	chweinwn	chweinwch	chweinant	chweinir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	chweinwn	chweinit	chweinai	chweinem	chweinech	chweinent	chweinid
preterite	chweinais	chweinaist	chweinodd	chweinasom	chweinasoch	chweinasant	chweinwyd
pluperfect	chweinaswn	chweinasit	chweinasai	chweinasem	chweinasech	chweinasent	chweinasid, chweinesid
present subjunctive	chweinwyf	chweinych	chweino	chweinom	chweinoch	chweinont	chweiner
imperative	—	chweina	chweined	chweinwn	chweinwch	chweinent	chweiner
verbal noun	chweina
verbal adjectives	chweinedig chweinadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	chweina i, chweinaf i	chweini di	chweinith o/e/hi, chweiniff e/hi	chweinwn ni	chweinwch chi	chweinan nhw
conditional	chweinwn i, chweinswn i	chweinet ti, chweinset ti	chweinai fo/fe/hi, chweinsai fo/fe/hi	chweinen ni, chweinsen ni	chweinech chi, chweinsech chi	chweinen nhw, chweinsen nhw
preterite	chweinais i, chweines i	chweinaist ti, chweinest ti	chweinodd o/e/hi	chweinon ni	chweinoch chi	chweinon nhw
imperative	—	chweina	—	—	chweinwch	—

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

Further reading

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