ymaflyd

Welsh

Etymology

Clipping of ymafaelyd (seize, grasp).

Pronunciation

Verb

ymaflyd (first-person singular present ymaflaf)

  1. to seize, to grasp
  2. to grapple, to wrestle

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ymaflaf ymefli ymeifl ymaflwn ymeflwch, ymaflwch ymaflant ymeflir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
ymaflwn ymaflit ymaflai ymaflem ymaflech ymaflent ymeflid
preterite ymeflais ymeflaist ymaflodd ymaflasom ymaflasoch ymaflasant ymaflwyd
pluperfect ymaflaswn ymaflasit ymaflasai ymaflasem ymaflasech ymaflasent ymaflasid, ymaflesid
present subjunctive ymaflwyf ymeflych ymaflo ymaflom ymafloch ymaflont ymafler
imperative ymafla ymafled ymaflwn ymeflwch, ymaflwch ymaflent ymafler
verbal noun ymaflyd
verbal adjectives ymafledig
ymafladwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future ymafla i,
ymaflaf i
ymafli di ymaflith o/e/hi,
ymafliff e/hi
ymaflwn ni ymaflwch chi ymaflan nhw
conditional ymaflwn i,
ymaflswn i
ymaflet ti,
ymaflset ti
ymaflai fo/fe/hi,
ymaflsai fo/fe/hi
ymaflen ni,
ymaflsen ni
ymaflech chi,
ymaflsech chi
ymaflen nhw,
ymaflsen nhw
preterite ymaflais i,
ymafles i
ymaflaist ti,
ymaflest ti
ymaflodd o/e/hi ymaflon ni ymafloch chi ymaflon nhw
imperative ymafla ymaflwch

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

Derived terms

  • ymaflyd codwm (to wrestle)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ymaflyd
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ymaflyd unchanged unchanged hymaflyd

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