neidio

Welsh

Etymology

naid (“jump, flicker”) +‎ -io

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈnei̯djɔ/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈnei̯djɔ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈnei̯dɔ/, /ˈniːdɔ/

Verb

neidio (first-person singular present neidiaf, not mutable)

1. to jump

   Synonym: sboncio

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	neidiaf	neidi	naid, neidia	neidiwn	neidiwch	neidiant	neidir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional	neidiwn	neidit	neidiai	neidiem	neidiech	neidient	neidid
preterite	neidiais	neidiaist	neidiodd	neidiasom	neidiasoch	neidiasant	neidiwyd
pluperfect	neidiaswn	neidiasit	neidiasai	neidiasem	neidiasech	neidiasent	neidiasid, neidiesid
present subjunctive	neidiwyf	neidiech	neidio	neidiom	neidioch	neidiont	neidier
imperative	—	naid, neidia	neidied	neidiwn	neidiwch	neidient	neidier
verbal noun	neidio
verbal adjectives	— neidiadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	neidia i, neidiaf i	neidi di	neidith o/e/hi, neidiff e/hi	neidiwn ni	neidiwch chi	neidian nhw
conditional	neidiwn i, neidswn i	neidiet ti, neidset ti	neidiai fo/fe/hi, neidsai fo/fe/hi	neidien ni, neidsen ni	neidiech chi, neidsech chi	neidien nhw, neidse nhw
preterite	neidiais i, neidies i	neidiaist ti, neidiest ti	neidiodd o/e/hi	neidion ni	neidioch chi	neidion nhw
imperative	—	neidia	—	—	neidiwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• neidiwr m (“jumper”)
• neidio sgi m (“ski jumping”)
• neidiol (“jumping”, adjective)

Further reading

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