ymddarostwng

Welsh

Etymology

ym- +‎ darostwng (to abase).

Pronunciation

Verb

ymddarostwng (first-person singular present ymddarostyngaf)

  1. (intransitive) to humble oneself, to submit
    Synonyms: darostwng, ildio
    • 2017, Ifan Morgan Jones, Dadeni[1], Y Lolfa, →ISBN:
      Wedi'r cyfan, roedd Cymru, fel hi, mewn sefyllfa ddigon tebyg, wedi gorfod ymddarostwng, gan obeithio na fyddai'r penyd yn rhy boenus.
      After all, Wales, like her, in a similar situation, had to submit, hoping that the punishment would not be too painful.

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ymostyngaf ymostyngi ymddarostwng, ymostynga ymostyngwn ymostyngwch ymostyngant ymostyngir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
ymostyngwn ymostyngit ymostyngai ymostyngem ymostyngech ymostyngent ymostyngid
preterite ymostyngais ymostyngaist ymostyngodd ymostyngasom ymostyngasoch ymostyngasant ymostyngwyd
pluperfect ymostyngaswn ymostyngasit ymostyngasai ymostyngasem ymostyngasech ymostyngasent ymostyngasid, ymostyngesid
present subjunctive ymostyngwyf ymostyngych ymostyngo ymostyngom ymostyngoch ymostyngont ymostynger
imperative ymddarostwng, ymostynga ymostynged ymostyngwn ymostyngwch ymostyngent ymostynger
verbal noun ymddarostwng
verbal adjectives ymostyngedig
ymostyngadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future ymddarostynga i,
ymddarostyngaf i
ymddarostyngi di ymddarostyngith o/e/hi,
ymddarostyngiff e/hi
ymddarostyngwn ni ymddarostyngwch chi ymddarostyngan nhw
conditional ymddarostyngwn i,
ymddarostyngswn i
ymddarostynget ti,
ymddarostyngset ti
ymddarostyngai fo/fe/hi,
ymddarostyngsai fo/fe/hi
ymddarostyngen ni,
ymddarostyngsen ni
ymddarostyngech chi,
ymddarostyngsech chi
ymddarostyngen nhw,
ymddarostyngsen nhw
preterite ymddarostyngais i,
ymddarostynges i
ymddarostyngaist ti,
ymddarostyngest ti
ymddarostyngodd o/e/hi ymddarostyngon ni ymddarostyngoch chi ymddarostyngon nhw
imperative ymddarostynga ymddarostyngwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ymddarostwng
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ymddarostwng unchanged unchanged hymddarostwng

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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