dymchwel

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

dym- (“circum-, ambi-”) +‎ chwêl (“turn”)

Pronunciation

Verb

dymchwel (first-person singular present dymchwelaf)

  1. (transitive) to overturn, to overthrow
    Synonyms: taflu i lawr, bwrw i lawr, ymchwelyd
  2. (transitive) to demolish
    Synonyms: dinistrio, malurio
  3. (archaic, literary, transitive) to turn over
    Synonyms: moelyd, troi drosodd, troi o chwith
  4. (archaic, literary, intransitive) to overturn, to fall upside down
    Synonyms: troi drosodd, cwympo, syrthio, disgyn

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future dymchwelaf dymchweli dymchwel, dymchwela dymchwelwn dymchwelwch dymchwelant dymchwelir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		dymchwelwn dymchwelit dymchwelai dymchwelem dymchwelech dymchwelent dymchwelid
preterite dymchwelais dymchwelaist dymchwelodd dymchwelasom dymchwelasoch dymchwelasant dymchwelwyd
pluperfect dymchwelaswn dymchwelasit dymchwelasai dymchwelasem dymchwelasech dymchwelasent dymchwelasid, dymchwelesid
present subjunctive dymchwelwyf dymchwelych dymchwelo dymchwelom dymchweloch dymchwelont dymchweler
imperative — dymchwel, dymchwela dymchweled dymchwelwn dymchwelwch dymchwelent dymchweler
verbal noun dymchwel
verbal adjectives dymchweledig
dymchweladwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future dymchwela i,
dymchwelaf i 		dymchweli di dymchwelith o/e/hi,
dymchweliff e/hi 		dymchwelwn ni dymchwelwch chi dymchwelan nhw
conditional dymchwelwn i,
dymchwelswn i 		dymchwelet ti,
dymchwelset ti 		dymchwelai fo/fe/hi,
dymchwelsai fo/fe/hi 		dymchwelen ni,
dymchwelsen ni 		dymchwelech chi,
dymchwelsech chi 		dymchwelen nhw,
dymchwelsen nhw
preterite dymchwelais i,
dymchweles i 		dymchwelaist ti,
dymchwelest ti 		dymchwelodd o/e/hi dymchwelon ni dymchweloch chi dymchwelon nhw
imperative — dymchwela — — dymchwelwch —

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

  • chwelydr (“plough's mouldboard”)
  • dychwelyd (“to return”)
  • ymchwelyd (“to turn back, to turn over”)

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “dymchwel”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dymchwel”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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