amddiffyn
Welsh
Etymology
am- + diffyn, from Vulgar Latin *dīfendō, from Latin dēfendō (“defend”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /amˈðɪfɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /amˈðɪfɪn/
Verb
amddiffyn (first-person singular present amddiffynnaf)
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | amddiffynnaf | amddiffynni | amddiffyn, amddiffynna | amddiffynnwn | amddiffynnwch | amddiffynnant | amddiffynnir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
amddiffynnwn | amddiffynnit | amddiffynnai | amddiffynnem | amddiffynnech | amddiffynnent | amddiffynnid | |
| preterite | amddiffynnais | amddiffynnaist | amddiffynnodd | amddiffynasom | amddiffynasoch | amddiffynasant | amddiffynnwyd | |
| pluperfect | amddiffynaswn | amddiffynasit | amddiffynasai | amddiffynasem | amddiffynasech | amddiffynasent | amddiffynasid, amddiffynesid | |
| present subjunctive | amddiffynnwyf | amddiffynnych | amddiffynno | amddiffynnom | amddiffynnoch | amddiffynnont | amddiffynner | |
| imperative | — | amddiffynna | amddiffynned | amddiffynnwn | amddiffynnwch | amddiffynnent | amddiffynner | |
| verbal noun | amddiffyn | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | amddiffynedig amddiffynadwy | |||||||
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| amddiffyn | unchanged | unchanged | hamddiffyn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- “amddiffynnaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014
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