amddiffyn

Welsh

Etymology

am- +‎ diffyn, from Proto-Brythonic *difɨnnɨd, from Vulgar Latin *dīfendō, from Latin dēfendō (“defend”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /amˈðɪfɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /amˈðɪfɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɪfɨ̞n

Verb

amddiffyn (first-person singular present amddiffynnaf)

1. to protect, defend

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	amddiffynnaf	amddiffynni	amddiffyn, amddiffynna	amddiffynnwn	amddiffynnwch	amddiffynnant	amddiffynnir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	amddiffynnwn	amddiffynnit	amddiffynnai	amddiffynnem	amddiffynnech	amddiffynnent	amddiffynnid
preterite	amddiffynnais	amddiffynnaist	amddiffynnodd	amddiffynasom	amddiffynasoch	amddiffynasant	amddiffynnwyd
pluperfect	amddiffynaswn	amddiffynasit	amddiffynasai	amddiffynasem	amddiffynasech	amddiffynasent	amddiffynasid, amddiffynesid
present subjunctive	amddiffynnwyf	amddiffynnych	amddiffynno	amddiffynnom	amddiffynnoch	amddiffynnont	amddiffynner
imperative	—	amddiffynna	amddiffynned	amddiffynnwn	amddiffynnwch	amddiffynnent	amddiffynner
verbal noun	amddiffyn
verbal adjectives	amddiffynedig amddiffynadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	amddiffynna i, amddiffynnaf i	amddiffynni di	amddiffynnith o/e/hi, amddiffynniff e/hi	amddiffynnwn ni	amddiffynnwch chi	amddiffynnan nhw
conditional	amddifynnwn i, amddifynswn i	amddifynnet ti, amddifynset ti	amddiffynnai fo/fe/hi, amddifynsai fo/fe/hi	amddifynnen ni, amddifynsen ni	amddifynnech chi, amddifynsech chi	amddifynnen nhw, amddifynsen nhw
preterite	amddiffynnais i, amddiffynnes i	amddiffynnaist ti, amddiffynnest ti	amddiffynnodd o/e/hi	amddiffynnon ni	amddiffynnoch chi	amddiffynnon nhw
imperative	—	amddiffynna	—	—	amddiffynnwch	—

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

Derived terms

• amddiffynnwr

Mutation

Mutated forms of amddiffyn

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
amddiffyn	unchanged	unchanged	hamddiffyn

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