beiddio

Welsh

Alternative forms

• meiddio

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeiðjɔ/

Verb

beiddio (first-person singular present beiddiaf)

1. to dare, to defy, to venture

Conjugation

Conjugation of beiddio (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	beiddiaf	beiddi	baidd, beiddia	beiddiwn	beiddiwch	beiddiant	beiddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional	beiddiwn	beiddit	beiddiai	beiddiem	beiddiech	beiddient	beiddid
preterite	beiddiais	beiddiaist	beiddiodd	beiddiasom	beiddiasoch	beiddiasant	beiddiwyd
pluperfect	beiddiaswn	beiddiasit	beiddiasai	beiddiasem	beiddiasech	beiddiasent	beiddiasid, beiddiesid
present subjunctive	beiddiwyf	beiddiech	beiddio	beiddiom	beiddioch	beiddiont	beiddier
imperative	—	beiddia	beiddied	beiddiwn	beiddiwch	beiddient	beiddier
verbal noun	beiddio
verbal adjectives	beiddiedig beiddiadwy

Conjugation of beiddio (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	beiddia i, beiddiaf i	beiddi di	beiddith o/e/hi, beiddiff e/hi	beiddiwn ni	beiddiwch chi	beiddian nhw
conditional	beiddiwn i, beiddswn i	beiddiet ti, beiddset ti	beiddiai fo/fe/hi, beiddsai fo/fe/hi	beiddien ni, beiddsen ni	beiddiech chi, beiddsech chi	beiddien nhw, beiddsen nhw
preterite	beiddiais i, beiddies i	beiddiaist ti, beiddiest ti	beiddiodd o/e/hi	beiddion ni	beiddioch chi	beiddion nhw
imperative	—	beiddia	—	—	beiddiwch	—

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of beiddio

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
beiddio	feiddio	meiddio	unchanged

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

Further reading

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