dyfnu

Welsh

Verb

dyfnu (first-person singular present dyfnaf)

  1. (intransitive) to suck
  2. (transitive, colloquial, North West) to wean

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future dyfnaf dyfni dyfna dyfnwn dyfnwch dyfnant dyfnir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		dyfnwn dyfnit dyfnai dyfnem dyfnech dyfnent dyfnid
preterite dyfnais dyfnaist dyfnodd dyfnasom dyfnasoch dyfnasant dyfnwyd
pluperfect dyfnaswn dyfnasit dyfnasai dyfnasem dyfnasech dyfnasent dyfnasid, dyfnesid
present subjunctive dyfnwyf dyfnych dyfno dyfnom dyfnoch dyfnont dyfner
imperative — dyfna dyfned dyfnwn dyfnwch dyfnent dyfner
verbal noun dyfnu
verbal adjectives dyfnedig
dyfnadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future dyfna i,
dyfnaf i 		dyfni di dyfnith o/e/hi,
dyfniff e/hi 		dyfnwn ni dyfnwch chi dyfnan nhw
conditional dyfnwn i,
dyfnswn i 		dyfnet ti,
dyfnset ti 		dyfnai fo/fe/hi,
dyfnsai fo/fe/hi 		dyfnen ni,
dyfnsen ni 		dyfnech chi,
dyfnsech chi 		dyfnen nhw,
dyfnsen nhw
preterite dyfnais i,
dyfnes i 		dyfnaist ti,
dyfnest ti 		dyfnodd o/e/hi dyfnon ni dyfnoch chi dyfnon nhw
imperative — dyfna — — dyfnwch —

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

Derived terms

Mutation

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