dathlu
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From dathl (“famous”) + -u. Coined by William Owen Pughe.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdaθlɨ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdaθli/
Verb
[edit]dathlu (first-person singular present dathlaf)
- (transitive) to celebrate
- Synonyms: gorfoleddu, llawenhau
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | dathla i, dathlaf i | dathli di | dathlith o/e/hi, dathliff e/hi | dathlwn ni | dathlwch chi | dathlan nhw |
| conditional | dathlwn i, dathlswn i | dathlet ti, dathlset ti | dathlai fo/fe/hi, dathlsai fo/fe/hi | dathlen ni, dathlsen ni | dathlech chi, dathlsech chi | dathlen nhw, dathlsen nhw |
| preterite | dathlais i, dathles i | dathlaist ti, dathlest ti | dathlodd o/e/hi | dathlon ni | dathloch chi | dathlon nhw |
| imperative | — | dathla | — | — | dathlwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
[edit]- dathliad m (“celebration”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| dathlu | ddathlu | nathlu | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dathlu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies