ymddiheuro
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ym- + diheuro (“to excuse”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌəmðɪˈheɨ̯rɔ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌəmðɪˈhei̯rɔ/
Verb
[edit]ymddiheuro (first-person singular present ymddiheuraf)
- to apologize
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | ymddiheuraf | ymddiheuri | ymddiheura | ymddiheurwn | ymddiheurwch | ymddiheurant | ymddiheurir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
ymddiheurwn | ymddiheurit | ymddiheurai | ymddiheurem | ymddiheurech | ymddiheurent | ymddiheurid | |
| preterite | ymddiheurais | ymddiheuraist | ymddiheurodd | ymddiheurasom | ymddiheurasoch | ymddiheurasant | ymddiheurwyd | |
| pluperfect | ymddiheuraswn | ymddiheurasit | ymddiheurasai | ymddiheurasem | ymddiheurasech | ymddiheurasent | ymddiheurasid, ymddiheuresid | |
| present subjunctive | ymddiheurwyf | ymddiheurych | ymddiheuro | ymddiheurom | ymddiheuroch | ymddiheuront | ymddiheurer | |
| imperative | — | ymddiheura | ymddiheured | ymddiheurwn | ymddiheurwch | ymddiheurent | ymddiheurer | |
| verbal noun | ymddiheuro | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | ymddiheuredig ymddiheuradwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | ymddiheura i, ymddiheuraf i | ymddiheuri di | ymddiheurith o/e/hi, ymddiheuriff e/hi | ymddiheurwn ni | ymddiheurwch chi | ymddiheuran nhw |
| conditional | ymddiheurwn i, ymddiheurswn i | ymddiheuret ti, ymddiheurset ti | ymddiheurai fo/fe/hi, ymddiheursai fo/fe/hi | ymddiheuren ni, ymddiheursen ni | ymddiheurech chi, ymddiheursech chi | ymddiheuren nhw, ymddiheursen nhw |
| preterite | ymddiheurais i, ymddiheures i | ymddiheuraist ti, ymddiheurest ti | ymddiheurodd o/e/hi | ymddiheuron ni | ymddiheuroch chi | ymddiheuron nhw |
| imperative | — | ymddiheura | — | — | ymddiheurwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ymddiheuro | unchanged | unchanged | hymddiheuro |
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), “ymddiheuro”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies