bostio

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔsdjɔ/, [ˈbɔstjɔ]

Etymology 1

bost (“boast”) +‎ -io.

Alternative forms

Verb

bostio (first-person singular present bostiaf)

  1. to boast
    Synonyms: ymffrostio, brolio, bocsachu

Etymology 2

Verb

bostio (first-person singular present bostiaf)

  1. alternative form of byrstio (“to burst”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bostio
radical soft nasal aspirate
bostio fostio mostio unchanged

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

Etymology 3

Verb

bostio

  1. soft mutation of postio (“to post”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of postio
radical soft nasal aspirate
postio bostio mhostio phostio

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

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “boast”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “bostio”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “bostio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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