cloi

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɔi̯/

Etymology 1

From clo +‎ -i.

Verb

cloi (first-person singular present cloaf)

1. to lock, close

Conjugation

Conjugation of cloi (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	cloaf, clof	cloi	clo, cly (obsolete)	clown	clowch	cloant	cloir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	clown	cloit	cloai	cloem	cloech	cloent	cloid
preterite	clois	cloist	clodd, cloes	cloesom	cloesoch	cloesant	clowyd, cloed
pluperfect	cloeswn	cloesit	cloesai	cloesem	cloesech	cloesent	cloesid
present subjunctive	clowyf	cloych, cloech	clo	clôm	clôch	clônt	cloer
imperative	—	clo	cloed	clown	clowch	cloent	cloer
verbal noun	cloi
verbal adjectives	cloëdig, cloiedig cloadwy

Conjugation of cloi (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	cloa i, cloaf i	cloi di	cloith o/e/hi, cloiff e/hi	clown ni	clowch chi	cloan nhw
conditional	clown i, closwn i	cloet ti, closet ti	cloai fo/fe/hi, closai fo/fe/hi	cloen ni, closen ni	cloech chi, closech chi	cloen nhw, closen nhw
preterite	cloais i, cloes i	cloaist ti, cloest ti	clodd o/e/hi	clôn ni	clôch chi	clôn nhw
imperative	—	cloa	—	—	clowch	—

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

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• clou

Adjective

cloi (feminine singular cloi, plural cloi, equative cloied, comparative cloiach, superlative cloiaf)

1. (South Wales, colloquial) pronunciation spelling of clau (“fast, quick”).

   Synonym: cyflym

Mutation

Mutated forms of cloi

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cloi	gloi	nghloi	chloi

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