damsang

Welsh

Alternative forms

• dansang

Etymology

From dam- plus the root element of sengi.

Verb

damsang (first-person singular present damsangaf)

1. (South Wales) to tread (ar on), to trample

   Synonyms: sengi, sathru

2. (South Wales, figurative) to oppress

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	damsangaf	damsengi	damsanga	damsangwn	damsengwch, damsangwch	damsangant	damsengir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	damsangwn	damsangit	damsangai	damsangem	damsangech	damsangent	damsengid
preterite	damsengais	damsengaist	damsangodd	damsangasom	damsangasoch	damsangasant	damsangwyd
pluperfect	damsangaswn	damsangasit	damsangasai	damsangasem	damsangasech	damsangasent	damsangasid, damsangesid
present subjunctive	damsangwyf	damsengych	damsango	damsangom	damsangoch	damsangont	damsanger
imperative	—	damsanga	damsanged	damsangwn	damsengwch, damsangwch	damsangent	damsanger
verbal noun	damsang
verbal adjectives	damsangedig damsangadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	damsanga i, damsangaf i	damsangi di	damsangith o/e/hi, damsangiff e/hi	damsangwn ni	damsangwch chi	damsangan nhw
conditional	damsangwn i, damsangswn i	damsanget ti, damsangset ti	damsangai fo/fe/hi, damsangsai fo/fe/hi	damsangen ni, damsangsen ni	damsangech chi, damsangsech chi	damsangen nhw, damsangsen nhw
preterite	damsangais i, damsanges i	damsangaist ti, damsangest ti	damsangodd o/e/hi	damsangon ni	damsangoch chi	damsangon nhw
imperative	—	damsanga	—	—	damsangwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “damsang”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies