amrywio

Welsh

Etymology

amryw (various, diverse, different, adjective) +‎ -io

Pronunciation

Usage notes

Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /ɪ/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" precedes "w".

Verb

amrywio (first-person singular present amrywiaf)

  1. to vary, differ

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future amrywia i,
amrywiaf i
amrywi di amrywith o/e/hi,
amrywiff e/hi
amrywiwn ni amrywiwch chi amrywian nhw
conditional amrywiwn i,
amrywswn i
amrywiet ti,
amrywset ti
amrywiai fo/fe/hi,
amrywsai fo/fe/hi
amrywien ni,
amrywsen ni
amrywiech chi,
amrywsech chi
amrywien nhw,
amrywsen nhw
preterite amrywiais i,
amrywies i
amrywiaist ti,
amrywiest ti
amrywiodd o/e/hi amrywion ni amrywioch chi amrywion nhw
imperative amrywia amrywiwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of amrywio
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
amrywio unchanged unchanged hamrywio

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