adlynu

Welsh

Etymology

From ad- +‎ glynu (“to stick”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /adˈlənɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /adˈləni/

Verb

adlynu (first-person singular present adlynaf)

1. to adhere (of a substance)

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	adlynaf	adlyni	adlŷn, adlyna	adlynwn	adlynwch	adlynant	adlynir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	adlynwn	adlynit	adlynai	adlynem	adlynech	adlynent	adlynid
preterite	adlynais	adlynaist	adlynodd	adlynasom	adlynasoch	adlynasant	adlynwyd
pluperfect	adlynaswn	adlynasit	adlynasai	adlynasem	adlynasech	adlynasent	adlynasid, adlynesid
present subjunctive	adlynwyf	adlynych	adlyno	adlynom	adlynoch	adlynont	adlyner
imperative	—	adlyna	adlyned	adlynwn	adlynwch	adlynent	adlyner
verbal noun	adlynu
verbal adjectives	adlynedig adlynadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	adlyna i, adlynaf i	adlyni di	adlynith o/e/hi, adlyniff e/hi	adlynwn ni	adlynwch chi	adlynan nhw
conditional	adlynwn i, adlynswn i	adlynet ti, adlynset ti	adlynai fo/fe/hi, adlynsai fo/fe/hi	adlynen ni, adlynsen ni	adlynech chi, adlynsech chi	adlynen nhw, adlynsen nhw
preterite	adlynais i, adlynes i	adlynaist ti, adlynest ti	adlynodd o/e/hi	adlynon ni	adlynoch chi	adlynon nhw
imperative	—	adlyna	—	—	adlynwch	—

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

See also

• (of a person) ymlynu (“to adhere”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of adlynu

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
adlynu	unchanged	unchanged	hadlynu

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), “adlynu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies