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

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
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