adlonni

Welsh

Etymology

From ad- +‎ llonni (to cheer, to gladden, to divert).

Pronunciation

Verb

adlonni (first-person singular present adlonnaf)

  1. to entertain
    Synonyms: diddanu, difyrru, coleddu
  2. to refresh, to revive
    Synonyms: adnewyddu, adfywio

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future adlonnaf adlonni - adlonnwn adlonnwch adlonnant adlonnir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
adlonnwn adlonnit adlonnai adlonnem adlonnech adlonnent adlonnid
preterite adlonnais adlonnaist adlonnodd adlonasom adlonasoch adlonasant adlonnwyd
pluperfect adlonaswn adlonasit adlonasai adlonasem adlonasech adlonasent adlonasid, adlonesid
present subjunctive adlonnwyf adlonnych adlonno adlonnom adlonnoch adlonnont adlonner
imperative adlonna adlonned adlonnwn adlonnwch adlonnent adlonner
verbal noun adlonni
verbal adjectives adlonedig
adlonadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future adlonna i,
adlonnaf i
adlonni di adlonnith o/e/hi,
adlonniff e/hi
adlonnwn ni adlonnwch chi adlonnan nhw
conditional adlonnwn i,
adlonswn i
adlonnet ti,
adlonset ti
adlonnai fo/fe/hi,
adlonsai fo/fe/hi
adlonnen ni,
adlonsen ni
adlonnech chi,
adlonsech chi
adlonnen nhw,
adlonsen nhw
preterite adlonnais i,
adlonnes i
adlonnaist ti,
adlonnest ti
adlonnodd o/e/hi adlonnon ni adlonnoch chi adlonnon nhw
imperative adlonna adlonnwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of adlonni
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
adlonni unchanged unchanged hadlonni

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “adlonni”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “adlonni”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies