ymlynu

Welsh

Etymology

From ym- +‎ glynu (“to stick”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /əmˈlənɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /əmˈləni/

Verb

ymlynu (first-person singular present ymlynaf)

1. to adhere (of a person)

   Synonyms: glynu, uno, cysylltu, cydlynu

2. to pursue

   Synonyms: dilyn, canlyn, ymlid, hel

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	ymlynaf	ymlyni	ymlŷn, ymlyna	ymlynwn	ymlynwch	ymlynant	ymlynir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	ymlynwn	ymlynit	ymlynai	ymlynem	ymlynech	ymlynent	ymlynid
preterite	ymlynais	ymlynaist	ymlynodd	ymlynasom	ymlynasoch	ymlynasant	ymlynwyd
pluperfect	ymlynaswn	ymlynasit	ymlynasai	ymlynasem	ymlynasech	ymlynasent	ymlynasid, ymlynesid
present subjunctive	ymlynwyf	ymlynych	ymlyno	ymlynom	ymlynoch	ymlynont	ymlyner
imperative	—	ymlyna	ymlyned	ymlynwn	ymlynwch	ymlynent	ymlyner
verbal noun	ymlynu
verbal adjectives	ymlynedig ymlynadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	ymlyna i, ymlynaf i	ymlyni di	ymlynith o/e/hi, ymlyniff e/hi	ymlynwn ni	ymlynwch chi	ymlynan nhw
conditional	ymlynwn i, ymlynswn i	ymlynet ti, ymlynset ti	ymlynai fo/fe/hi, ymlynsai fo/fe/hi	ymlynen ni, ymlynsen ni	ymlynech chi, ymlynsech chi	ymlynen nhw, ymlynsen nhw
preterite	ymlynais i, ymlynes i	ymlynaist ti, ymlynest ti	ymlynodd o/e/hi	ymlynon ni	ymlynoch chi	ymlynon nhw
imperative	—	ymlyna	—	—	ymlynwch	—

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

See also

• adlynu (“to adhere”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ymlynu

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ymlynu	unchanged	unchanged	hymlynu

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