dilyn

Welsh

Etymology

di- +‎ glyn(u) (“adhere, stick”)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪlɪn/, /ˈdɪlɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdiːlɪn/, /ˈdɪlɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɪlɪn, -ɪlɨ̞n

Usage notes

Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /ɪ/ in the north.

Verb

dilyn (first-person singular present dilynaf)

1. to follow, to pursue

   Synonym: canlyn

2. to succeed, to follow
3. to imitate

   Synonyms: dynwared, efelychu

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	dilynaf	dilyni	dilyn	dilynwn	dilynwch	dilynant	dilynir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	dilynwn	dilynit	dilynai	dilynem	dilynech	dilynent	dilynid
preterite	dilynais	dilynaist	dilynodd	dilynasom	dilynasoch	dilynasant	dilynwyd
pluperfect	dilynaswn	dilynasit	dilynasai	dilynasem	dilynasech	dilynasent	dilynasid, dilynesid
present subjunctive	dilynwyf	dilynych	dilyno	dilynom	dilynoch	dilynont	dilyner
imperative	—	dilyn	dilyned	dilynwn	dilynwch	dilynent	dilyner
verbal noun	dilyn
verbal adjectives	dilynedig dilynadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	dilyna i, dilynaf i	dilyni di	dilynith o/e/hi, dilyniff e/hi	dilynwn ni	dilynwch chi	dilynan nhw
conditional	dilynwn i, dilynswn i	dilynet ti, dilynset ti	dilynai fo/fe/hi, dilynsai fo/fe/hi	dilynen ni, dilynsen ni	dilynech chi, dilynsech chi	dilynen nhw, dilynsen nhw
preterite	dilynais i, dilynes i	dilynaist ti, dilynest ti	dilynodd o/e/hi	dilynon ni	dilynoch chi	dilynon nhw
imperative	—	dilyna	—	—	dilynwch	—

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

Derived terms

• dilynwr

Mutation

Mutated forms of dilyn

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dilyn	ddilyn	nilyn	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.