nithio

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *nixteti, from Proto-Indo-European *neyk- (“to winnow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪθjɔ/

Verb

nithio (first-person singular present nithiaf, not mutable)

  1. to winnow

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future nithiaf nithi nithia nithiwn nithiwch nithiant nithir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional nithiwn nithit nithiai nithiem nithiech nithient nithid
preterite nithiais nithiaist nithiodd nithiasom nithiasoch nithiasant nithiwyd
pluperfect nithiaswn nithiasit nithiasai nithiasem nithiasech nithiasent nithiasid, nithiesid
present subjunctive nithiwyf nithiech nithio nithiom nithioch nithiont nithier
imperative — nithia nithied nithiwn nithiwch nithient nithier
verbal noun nithio
verbal adjectives nithiedig
nithiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future nithia i, nithiaf i nithi di nithith o/e/hi, nithiff e/hi nithiwn ni nithiwch chi nithian nhw
conditional nithiwn i, nithswn i nithiet ti, nithset ti nithiai fo/fe/hi, nithsai fo/fe/hi nithien ni, nithsen ni nithiech chi, nithsech chi nithien nhw, nithsen nhw
preterite nithiais i, nithies i nithiaist ti, nithiest ti nithiodd o/e/hi nithion ni nithioch chi nithion nhw
imperative — nithia — — nithiwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • nithiad (“winnowing”)
  • nithiol (“winnowing”)
  • nithion (“winnowings”)
  • nithiwr (“winnower”)

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