deall

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Welsh dyallu. By surface analysis, dy- +‎ gallu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdeː.aɬ/

Verb

deall (first-person singular present deallaf)

  1. to understand, to comprehend

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future deallaf deelli deall deallwn deellwch, deallwch deallant deellir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
deallwn deallit deallai deallem deallech deallent deellid
preterite deellais deellaist deallodd deallasom deallasoch deallasant deallwyd
pluperfect deallaswn deallasit deallasai deallasem deallasech deallasent deallasid, deallesid
present subjunctive deallwyf deellych deallo deallom dealloch deallont dealler
imperative deall, dealla dealled deallwn deellwch, deallwch deallent dealler
verbal noun deall
verbal adjectives dealledig
dealladwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future dealla i,
deallaf i
dealli di deallith o/e/hi,
dealliff e/hi
deallwn ni deallwch chi deallan nhw
conditional deallwn i,
deallswn i
deallet ti,
deallset ti
deallai fo/fe/hi,
deallsai fo/fe/hi
deallen ni,
deallsen ni
deallech chi,
deallsech chi
deallen nhw,
deallsen nhw
preterite deallais i,
dealles i
deallaist ti,
deallest ti
deallodd o/e/hi deallon ni dealloch chi deallon nhw
imperative dealla deallwch

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

Derived terms

  • camddeall (misunderstand)

Noun

deall m (plural deallon)

  1. understanding, comprehension, intelligence

Derived terms

  • dealladwy (understandable, intelligable, adjective)
  • dealltwriaeth f (understanding, intellect)
  • deallus (intellectual, adjective)
  • diddeall (lacking in understanding, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of deall
radical soft nasal aspirate
deall ddeall neall unchanged

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