eisiau

Welsh

Alternative forms

• isio(North Wales)
• isie(South Wales)

Etymology

FromMiddle Welsheisseu,fromProto-Brythonic*eisɨɣu,borrowed fromLatinexiguus(“having required”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales,standard)IPA^(key):/ˈei̯ʃaɨ̯/
  • (North Wales,colloquial)IPA^(key):/ˈɪʃɔ/
• (South Wales,standard)IPA^(key):/ˈei̯sjai̯/,/ˈei̯ʃai̯/
  • (South Wales,colloquial)IPA^(key):/ˈiːʃɛ/,/ˈɪʃɛ/,/ˈiːsɛ/,/ˈɪsɛ/
• Rhymes:-ei̯sjaɨ̯

Noun

eisiaum(uncountable)

1. (withbodand a preceding subject; functioning as a verbnoun)want

   Dw ieisiaudiod.

   Iwanta drink.

   Dw ieisiauyfed.

   Iwantto drink.

   Mae hieisiaudiod hefyd.

   Shewantsa drink too.

2. (withbod,a noun, pronoun or numeral and the prepositionar)need

   Maeeisiaudiod arna i.

   Ineeda drink.

   Maeeisiaudiod arni hi hefyd.

   Sheneedsa drink too.

3. (withbodand ani-content clause)need

   Maeeisiaui mi yfed.

   Ineedto drink.

4. (literary)want(withbodand prepositionar)
   • 1588,Y Beibl cyssegr-lan,Salm 23:1:

     YrArglwyddyw fy Mugail; ni byddeisiauarnaf.

     TheLordis my shepherd; I shall notwant.

Usage notes

• In sense 1, becauseeisiauis a noun, it does not useynwithbodand has no stem, meaning it must be used periphrastically. Seeangen(“need”)andofn(“be afraid of”)for similar examples.

Synonyms

• (want):bod am(verb)
• (want):moyn(South Wales)(verb)
• (need):angen

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
eisiau	unchanged	unchanged	heisiau
Note:Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.