diddyfnu
Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]diddyfnu (first-person singular present diddyfnaf)
- (transitive) to wean
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | diddyfnaf | diddyfni | diddyfna | diddyfnwn | diddyfnwch | diddyfnant | diddyfnir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
diddyfnwn | diddyfnit | diddyfnai | diddyfnem | diddyfnech | diddyfnent | diddyfnid | |
| preterite | diddyfnais | diddyfnaist | diddyfnodd | diddyfnasom | diddyfnasoch | diddyfnasant | diddyfnwyd | |
| pluperfect | diddyfnaswn | diddyfnasit | diddyfnasai | diddyfnasem | diddyfnasech | diddyfnasent | diddyfnasid, diddyfnesid | |
| present subjunctive | diddyfnwyf | diddyfnych | diddyfno | diddyfnom | diddyfnoch | diddyfnont | diddyfner | |
| imperative | — | diddyfna | diddyfned | diddyfnwn | diddyfnwch | diddyfnent | diddyfner | |
| verbal noun | diddyfnu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | diddyfnedig diddyfnadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | diddyfna i, diddyfnaf i | diddyfni di | diddyfnith o/e/hi, diddyfniff e/hi | diddyfnwn ni | diddyfnwch chi | diddyfnan nhw |
| conditional | diddyfnwn i, diddyfnswn i | diddyfnet ti, diddyfnset ti | diddyfnai fo/fe/hi, diddyfnsai fo/fe/hi | diddyfnen ni, diddyfnsen ni | diddyfnech chi, diddyfnsech chi | diddyfnen nhw, diddyfnsen nhw |
| preterite | diddyfnais i, diddyfnes i | diddyfnaist ti, diddyfnest ti | diddyfnodd o/e/hi | diddyfnon ni | diddyfnoch chi | diddyfnon nhw |
| imperative | — | diddyfna | — | — | diddyfnwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
[edit]- diddyfniad m (“weaning”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| diddyfnu | ddiddyfnu | niddyfnu | 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), “diddyfnu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies