difwyno

Welsh

Etymology

From difwyn +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

Verb

difwyno (first-person singular present difwynaf)

  1. to soil, to defile, to spoil
    Synonyms: baeddu, maeddu, llygru

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future difwynaf difwyni difwyna difwynwn difwynwch difwynant difwynir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
difwynwn difwynit difwynai difwynem difwynech difwynent difwynid
preterite difwynais difwynaist difwynodd difwynasom difwynasoch difwynasant difwynwyd
pluperfect difwynaswn difwynasit difwynasai difwynasem difwynasech difwynasent difwynasid, difwynesid
present subjunctive difwynwyf difwynych difwyno difwynom difwynoch difwynont difwyner
imperative difwyna difwyned difwynwn difwynwch difwynent difwyner
verbal noun difwyno
verbal adjectives difwynedig
difwynadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future difwyna i,
difwynaf i
difwyni di difwynith o/e/hi,
difwyniff e/hi
difwynwn ni difwynwch chi difwynan nhw
conditional difwynwn i,
difwynswn i
difwynet ti,
difwynset ti
difwynai fo/fe/hi,
difwynsai fo/fe/hi
difwynen ni,
difwynsen ni
difwynech chi,
difwynsech chi
difwynen nhw,
difwynsen nhw
preterite difwynais i,
difwynes i
difwynaist ti,
difwynest ti
difwynodd o/e/hi difwynon ni difwynoch chi difwynon nhw
imperative difwyna difwynwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of difwyno
radical soft nasal aspirate
difwyno ddifwyno nifwyno 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), “difwyno”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies