ymladd

See also: ymlâdd

Welsh

Etymology

From ym- (each other) +‎ lladd (to kill) Breton emlazh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈəmlað/
  • Rhymes: -əmlað

Verb

ymladd (first-person singular present ymladdaf)

  1. (intransitive) to fight
    Synonyms: brwydro, rhyfela, cwffio

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ymladdaf ymleddi ymladd ymladdwn ymleddwch, ymladdwch ymladdant ymleddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
ymladdwn ymladdit ymladdai ymladdem ymladdech ymladdent ymleddid
preterite ymleddais ymleddaist ymladdodd ymladdasom ymladdasoch ymladdasant ymladdwyd
pluperfect ymladdaswn ymladdasit ymladdasai ymladdasem ymladdasech ymladdasent ymladdasid, ymladdesid
present subjunctive ymladdwyf ymleddych ymladdo ymladdom ymladdoch ymladdont ymladder
imperative ymladd ymladded ymladdwn ymleddwch, ymladdwch ymladdent ymladder
verbal noun ymladd
verbal adjectives ymladdedig
ymladdadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future ymladda i,
ymladdaf i
ymladdi di ymladdith o/e/hi,
ymladdiff e/hi
ymladdwn ni ymladdwch chi ymladdan nhw
conditional ymladdwn i,
ymladdswn i
ymladdet ti,
ymladdset ti
ymladdai fo/fe/hi,
ymladdsai fo/fe/hi
ymladden ni,
ymladdsen ni
ymladdech chi,
ymladdsech chi
ymladden nhw,
ymladdsen nhw
preterite ymladdais i,
ymladdes i
ymladdaist ti,
ymladdest ti
ymladdodd o/e/hi ymladdon ni ymladdoch chi ymladdon nhw
imperative ymladda ymladdwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ymladd
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ymladd unchanged unchanged hymladd

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