paffio

Welsh

Etymology

From paff (“thwack, thump”) +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpafjɔ/

Verb

paffio (first-person singular present paffiaf)

1. (intransitive, sports) to box

   Synonyms: bocsio, cwffio

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	paffiaf	peffi	paffia	paffiwn	peffiwch, paffiwch	paffiant	peffir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional	paffiwn	peffit	paffiai	paffiem	paffiech	paffient	peffid
preterite	peffiais	peffiaist	paffiodd	paffiasom	paffiasoch	paffiasant	paffiwyd
pluperfect	paffiaswn	paffiasit	paffiasai	paffiasem	paffiasech	paffiasent	paffiasid, paffiesid
present subjunctive	paffiwyf	peffiech	paffio	paffiom	paffioch	paffiont	paffier
imperative	—	paffia	paffied	paffiwn	peffiwch, paffiwch	paffient	paffier
verbal noun	paffio
verbal adjectives	paffiedig paffiadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	paffia i, paffiaf i	paffi di	paffith o/e/hi, paffiff e/hi	paffiwn ni	paffiwch chi	paffian nhw
conditional	paffiwn i, paffswn i	paffiet ti, paffset ti	paffiai fo/fe/hi, paffsai fo/fe/hi	paffien ni, paffsen ni	paffiech chi, paffsech chi	paffien nhw, paffsen nhw
preterite	paffiais i, paffies i	paffiaist ti, paffiest ti	paffiodd o/e/hi	paffion ni	paffioch chi	paffion nhw
imperative	—	paffia	—	—	paffiwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• paffiwr (“boxer”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
paffio	baffio	mhaffio	phaffio
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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