potsio

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔtʃɔ/

Etymology 1

From English potch.

Verb

potsio (first-person singular present potsiaf)

1. to mash

   Synonym: stwnsio

2. to potter, to fiddle, to muck about

   Synonym: stwna

Etymology 2

From English poach.

Verb

potsio (first-person singular present potsiaf)

1. to poach (to cook in simmering liquid)

Etymology 3

From English poach.

Verb

potsio (first-person singular present potsiaf)

1. to poach (to take game or fish illegally)

   Synonym: herwhela

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	potsiaf	potshi	potsia	potsiwn	potsiwch	potsiant	potshir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional	potsiwn	potshit	potsiai	potsiem	potsiech	potsient	potshid
preterite	potsiais	potsiaist	potsiodd	potsiasom	potsiasoch	potsiasant	potsiwyd
pluperfect	potsiaswn	potsiasit	potsiasai	potsiasem	potsiasech	potsiasent	potsiasid, potsiesid
present subjunctive	potsiwyf	potsiech	potsio	potsiom	potsioch	potsiont	potsier
imperative	—	potsia	potsied	potsiwn	potsiwch	potsient	potsier
verbal noun	potsio
verbal adjectives	potsiedig potsiadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	potsia i, potsiaf i	potshi di	potshith o/e/hi, potshiff o/e/hi	potsiwn ni	potsiwch chi	potsian nhw
conditional	potsiwn i	potsiet ti	potsiai fo/fe/hi	potsien ni	potsiech chi	potsien nhw
preterite	potsiais i, potsies i	potsiaist ti, potsiest ti	potsiodd o/e/hi	potsion ni	potsioch chi	potsion nhw
imperative	—	potsia	—	—	potsiwch	—

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), “potsio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies