diffodd

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪfɔð/

Verb

diffodd (first-person singular present diffoddaf)

1. to extinguish

   Antonym: cynnau

2. to turn off

   Synonyms: troi bant, troi i ffwrdd

   Antonym: troi ymlaen

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	diffoddaf	diffoddi	diffydd, diffodda	diffoddwn	diffoddwch	diffoddant	diffoddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	diffoddwn	diffoddit	diffoddai	diffoddem	diffoddech	diffoddent	diffoddid
preterite	diffoddais	diffoddaist	diffoddodd	diffoddasom	diffoddasoch	diffoddasant	diffoddwyd
pluperfect	diffoddaswn	diffoddasit	diffoddasai	diffoddasem	diffoddasech	diffoddasent	diffoddasid, diffoddesid
present subjunctive	diffoddwyf	diffoddych	diffoddo	diffoddom	diffoddoch	diffoddont	diffodder
imperative	—	diffodda	diffodded	diffoddwn	diffoddwch	diffoddent	diffodder
verbal noun	diffodd
verbal adjectives	diffoddedig diffoddadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	diffodda i, diffoddaf i	diffoddi di	diffoddith o/e/hi, diffoddiff e/hi	diffoddwn ni	diffoddwch chi	diffoddan nhw
conditional	diffoddwn i, diffoddswn i	diffoddet ti, diffoddset ti	diffoddai fo/fe/hi, diffoddsai fo/fe/hi	diffodden ni, diffoddsen ni	diffoddech chi, diffoddsech chi	diffodden nhw, diffoddsen nhw
preterite	diffoddais i, diffoddes i	diffoddaist ti, diffoddest ti	diffoddodd o/e/hi	diffoddon ni	diffoddoch chi	diffoddon nhw
imperative	—	diffodda	—	—	diffoddwch	—

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

Derived terms

• diffoddwr (“extinguisher”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of diffodd

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
diffodd	ddiffodd	niffodd	unchanged

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