ymddatod

Welsh

Etymology

ym- (self-, auto-) +‎ datod (to untie)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əmˈðatɔd/

Verb

ymddatod (first-person singular present ymddatodaf)

  1. (intransitive) to come undone, to unravel, to unwind
    Synonym: dadweindio
  2. (intransitive) to fall apart, to disintegrate, to break down
    Synonyms: ymchwalu, ymrannu, dirywio, dadelfennu, ymdoddi

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ymddatodaf ymddatodi ymddetyd, ymddatoda ymddatodwn ymddatodwch ymddatodant ymddatodir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
ymddatodwn ymddatodit ymddatodai ymddatodem ymddatodech ymddatodent ymddatodid
preterite ymddatodais ymddatodaist ymddatododd ymddatodasom ymddatodasoch ymddatodasant ymddatodwyd
pluperfect ymddatodaswn ymddatodasit ymddatodasai ymddatodasem ymddatodasech ymddatodasent ymddatodasid, ymddatodesid
present subjunctive ymddatodwyf ymddatodych ymddatodo ymddatodom ymddatodoch ymddatodont ymddatoder
imperative ymddatoda ymddatoded ymddatodwn ymddatodwch ymddatodent ymddatoder
verbal noun ymddatod
verbal adjectives ymddatodedig
ymddatodadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future ymddatoda i,
ymddatodaf i
ymddatodi di ymddatodith o/e/hi,
ymddatodiff e/hi
ymddatodwn ni ymddatodwch chi ymddatodan nhw
conditional ymddatodwn i,
ymddatodswn i
ymddatodet ti,
ymddatodset ti
ymddatodai fo/fe/hi,
ymddatodsai fo/fe/hi
ymddatoden ni,
ymddatodsen ni
ymddatodech chi,
ymddatodsech chi
ymddatoden nhw,
ymddatodsen nhw
preterite ymddatodais i,
ymddatodes i
ymddatodaist ti,
ymddatodest ti
ymddatododd o/e/hi ymddatodon ni ymddatodoch chi ymddatodon nhw
imperative ymddatoda ymddatodwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of ymddatod
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ymddatod unchanged unchanged hymddatod

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