pledio

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English plead.

Verb

pledio (first-person singular present plediaf)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to plead (an argument), to appeal
    Synonym: apelio
  2. to plead, to implore
    Synonyms: deisyf, begio

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future plediaf pledi pledia plediwn plediwch plediant pledir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional plediwn pledit plediai plediem plediech pledient pledid
preterite plediais plediaist plediodd plediasom plediasoch plediasant plediwyd
pluperfect plediaswn plediasit plediasai plediasem plediasech plediasent plediasid, plediesid
present subjunctive plediwyf plediech pledio plediom pledioch plediont pledier
imperative — pledia pledied plediwn plediwch pledient pledier
verbal noun pledio
verbal adjectives plediedig
plediadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future pledia i,
plediaf i 		pledi di pledith o/e/hi,
plediff e/hi 		plediwn ni plediwch chi pledian nhw
conditional plediwn i,
plediswn i 		plediet ti,
plediset ti 		plediai fo/fe/hi,
pledisai fo/fe/hi 		pledien ni,
pledisen ni 		plediech chi,
pledisech chi 		pledien nhw,
pledisen nhw
preterite plediais i,
pledies i 		plediaist ti,
plediest ti 		plediodd o/e/hi pledion ni pledioch chi pledion nhw
imperative — pledia — — plediwch —

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation

Mutated forms of pledio
radical soft nasal aspirate
pledio bledio mhledio phledio

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