diddori
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From di- + dori (“to matter, to be of interest”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /dɪˈðɔrɪ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /dɪˈðoːri/, /dɪˈðɔri/
Verb
[edit]diddori (first-person singular present diddoraf)
- to interest
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | diddoraf | diddori | diddora | diddorwn | diddorwch | diddorant | diddorir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
diddorwn | diddorit | diddorai | diddorem | diddorech | diddorent | diddorid | |
| preterite | diddorais | diddoraist | diddorodd | diddorasom | diddorasoch | diddorasant | diddorwyd | |
| pluperfect | diddoraswn | diddorasit | diddorasai | diddorasem | diddorasech | diddorasent | diddorasid, diddoresid | |
| present subjunctive | diddorwyf | diddorych | diddoro | diddorom | diddoroch | diddoront | diddorer | |
| imperative | — | diddora | diddored | diddorwn | diddorwch | diddorent | diddorer | |
| verbal noun | diddori | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | diddoredig diddoradwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | diddora i, diddoraf i | diddori di | diddorith o/e/hi, diddoriff e/hi | diddorwn ni | diddorwch chi | diddoran nhw |
| conditional | diddorwn i, diddorswn i | diddoret ti, diddorset ti | diddorai fo/fe/hi, diddorsai fo/fe/hi | diddoren ni, diddorsen ni | diddorech chi, diddorsech chi | diddoren nhw, diddorsen nhw |
| preterite | diddorais i, diddores i | diddoraist ti, diddorest ti | diddorodd o/e/hi | diddoron ni | diddoroch chi | diddoron nhw |
| imperative | — | diddora | — | — | diddorwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
[edit]- diddordeb (“interest”)
- diddorol (“interesting”)
- ymddiddori (“to be interested”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| diddori | ddiddori | niddori | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “diddori”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies