ymostwng

Welsh

Etymology

ym- +‎ gostwng (to bring low).

Pronunciation

Verb

ymostwng (first-person singular present ymostyngaf)

  1. (intransitive) to bend down, to stoop, to bow down
    Synonyms: plygu i lawr, crymu, ymgrymu
  2. (intransitive) to humble oneself, to submit
    Synonyms: ildio, darostwng, ymddarostwng
    • 2014, Marion Loeffler, Political Pamphlets and Sermons from Wales 1790-1806[1], University of Wales Press, →ISBN:
      Mawr dros ben oedd y syndod a'r llawenydd i weled y fath fintai luosog yn ymostwng i'n byddin fechan ac egwan ni.
      Great was the surprise and joy to see such a large group submitting to our small and weak army.

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ymostyngaf ymostyngi ymostwng, 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 ymostwng, ymostynga ymostynged ymostyngwn ymostyngwch ymostyngent ymostynger
verbal noun ymostwng
verbal adjectives ymostyngedig
ymostyngadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future ymostynga i,
ymostyngaf i
ymostyngi di ymostyngith o/e/hi,
ymostyngiff e/hi
ymostyngwn ni ymostyngwch chi ymostyngan nhw
conditional ymostyngwn i,
ymostyngswn i
ymostynget ti,
ymostyngset ti
ymostyngai fo/fe/hi,
ymostyngsai fo/fe/hi
ymostyngen ni,
ymostyngsen ni
ymostyngech chi,
ymostyngsech chi
ymostyngen nhw,
ymostyngsen nhw
preterite ymostyngais i,
ymostynges i
ymostyngaist ti,
ymostyngest ti
ymostyngodd o/e/hi ymostyngon ni ymostyngoch chi ymostyngon nhw
imperative ymostynga ymostyngwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of ymostwng
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ymostwng unchanged unchanged hymostwng

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