eirio

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English air (verb).

Verb

eirio (first-person singular present eiriaf)

  1. alternative form of aerio (“to air”)

Etymology 2

eira (“snow”) +‎ -io.

Verb

eirio (first-person singular present eiriaf)

  1. (obsolete) to snow
    Synonyms: bwrw eira, odi

Etymology 3

Coined by William Owen Pughe, based on eirian (“radiant”).

Verb

eirio (first-person singular present eiriaf)

  1. (obsolete) to brighten
    Synonyms: gloywi, ymgloywi, disgleirio

Mutation

Mutated forms of eirio
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
eirio unchanged unchanged heirio

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

eirio

  1. soft mutation of geirio (“to word”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of geirio
radical soft nasal aspirate
geirio eirio ngeirio unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “eirio”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “eirio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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