ymddiried

Welsh

Alternative forms

• ymddired

Etymology

From ym- +‎ di- +‎ rhed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əmˈðɪrjɛd/

Verb

ymddiried (first-person singular present ymddiriedaf)

1. (with preposition yn or mewn) to trust, to have confidence in

   Synonyms: coelio, credu, hyderu

   Rwy'n ymddiried ynddot ti.

   I trust (in) you.

   Sut mae perswadio pobl i ymddiried mewn gwleidyddion?

   How does one persuade people to trust (in) politicians?

2. to rely, to depend

   Synonym: dibynnu

3. to entrust
   • 2013 May 21, “Archived copy”, in Prifysgol Cymru / University of Wales‎^[1], archived from the original on 5 July 2023:

     Ym 1968, ymddiriedodd Cymdeithas Gymraeg San Fransisco gronfa goffa i Brifysgol Cymru er cof am y plant a fu farw yn nhrychineb glofaol Aberfan.

     In 1968, the Welsh Society of San Francisco entrusted the University of Wales with a commemoration fund in memory of the children who died in the Aberfan mining disaster.

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	ymddiriedaf	ymddiriedi	ymddiried, ymddirieda	ymddiriedwn	ymddiriedwch	ymddiriedant	ymddiriedir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	ymddiriedwn	ymddiriedit	ymddiriedai	ymddiriedem	ymddiriedech	ymddiriedent	ymddiriedid
preterite	ymddiriedais	ymddiriedaist	ymddiriedodd	ymddiriedasom	ymddiriedasoch	ymddiriedasant	ymddiriedwyd
pluperfect	ymddiriedaswn	ymddiriedasit	ymddiriedasai	ymddiriedasem	ymddiriedasech	ymddiriedasent	ymddiriedasid, ymddiriedesid
present subjunctive	ymddiriedwyf	ymddiriedych	ymddiriedo	ymddiriedom	ymddiriedoch	ymddiriedont	ymddirieder
imperative	—	ymddiried, ymddirieda	ymddirieded	ymddiriedwn	ymddiriedwch	ymddiriedent	ymddirieder
verbal noun	ymddiried
verbal adjectives	ymddiriededig ymddiriedadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	ymddirieda i, ymddiriedaf i	ymddiriedi di	ymddiriedith o/e/hi, ymddiriediff e/hi	ymddiriedwn ni	ymddiriedwch chi	ymddiriedan nhw
conditional	ymddiriedwn i, ymddiriedswn i	ymddiriedet ti, ymddiriedset ti	ymddiriedai fo/fe/hi, ymddiriedsai fo/fe/hi	ymddirieden ni, ymddiriedsen ni	ymddiriedech chi, ymddiriedsech chi	ymddirieden nhw, ymddiriedsen nhw
preterite	ymddiriedais i, ymddiriedes i	ymddiriedaist ti, ymddiriedest ti	ymddiriedodd o/e/hi	ymddiriedon ni	ymddiriedoch chi	ymddiriedon nhw
imperative	—	ymddirieda	—	—	ymddiriedwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Noun

ymddiried m (uncountable)

1. trust, confidence

   Synonyms: coel, cred, hyder

Derived terms

• ymddiriedaeth (“trust, confidence”)
• ymddiriedol (“fiduciary”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ymddiried

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ymddiried	unchanged	unchanged	hymddiried

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