dychryn

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • dychrynu (verb)

Etymology

From dy- +‎ crŷn (trembling, shaking).

Pronunciation

Verb

dychryn (first-person singular present dychrynaf)

  1. (intransitive) to fear, to be frightened
    Synonyms: ofni, arswydo
  2. (transitive) to frighten, to scare
    Synonym: brawychu

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future dychrynaf dychryni dychryn, dychryna dychrynwn dychrynwch dychrynant dychrynir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
dychrynwn dychrynit dychrynai dychrynem dychrynech dychrynent dychrynid
preterite dychrynais dychrynaist dychrynodd dychrynasom dychrynasoch dychrynasant dychrynwyd
pluperfect dychrynaswn dychrynasit dychrynasai dychrynasem dychrynasech dychrynasent dychrynasid, dychrynesid
present subjunctive dychrynwyf dychrynych dychryno dychrynom dychrynoch dychrynont dychryner
imperative dychryn, dychryna dychryned dychrynwn dychrynwch dychrynent dychryner
verbal noun dychryn
verbal adjectives dychrynedig
dychrynadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future dychryna i,
dychrynaf i
dychryni di dychrynith o/e/hi,
dychryniff e/hi
dychrynwn ni dychrynwch chi dychrynan nhw
conditional dychrynwn i,
dychrynswn i
dychrynet ti,
dychrynset ti
dychrynai fo/fe/hi,
dychrynsai fo/fe/hi
dychrynen ni,
dychrynsen ni
dychrynech chi,
dychrynsech chi
dychrynen nhw,
dychrynsen nhw
preterite dychrynais i,
dychrynes i
dychrynaist ti,
dychrynest ti
dychrynodd o/e/hi dychrynon ni dychrynoch chi dychrynon nhw
imperative dychryna dychrynwch

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

Derived terms

Noun

dychryn m (plural dychryniadau)

  1. fright, terror, fear
    Synonyms: braw, arswyd, ofn

Mutation

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