dyfnu

Welsh

Verb

dyfnu (first-person singular present dyfnaf)

  1. (intransitive) to suck
  2. (transitive, colloquial, North West) to wean

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future dyfnaf dyfni dyfna dyfnwn dyfnwch dyfnant dyfnir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 dyfnwn dyfnit dyfnai dyfnem dyfnech dyfnent dyfnid
preterite dyfnais dyfnaist dyfnodd dyfnasom dyfnasoch dyfnasant dyfnwyd
pluperfect dyfnaswn dyfnasit dyfnasai dyfnasem dyfnasech dyfnasent dyfnasid, dyfnesid
present subjunctive dyfnwyf dyfnych dyfno dyfnom dyfnoch dyfnont dyfner
imperative — dyfna dyfned dyfnwn dyfnwch dyfnent dyfner
verbal noun dyfnu
verbal adjectives dyfnedig
dyfnadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future dyfna i, dyfnaf i dyfni di dyfnith o/e/hi, dyfniff e/hi dyfnwn ni dyfnwch chi dyfnan nhw
conditional dyfnwn i, dyfnswn i dyfnet ti, dyfnset ti dyfnai fo/fe/hi, dyfnsai fo/fe/hi dyfnen ni, dyfnsen ni dyfnech chi, dyfnsech chi dyfnen nhw, dyfnsen nhw
preterite dyfnais i, dyfnes i dyfnaist ti, dyfnest ti dyfnodd o/e/hi dyfnon ni dyfnoch chi dyfnon nhw
imperative — dyfna — — dyfnwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dyfnu ddyfnu nyfnu unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dyfnu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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