defnyddio

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From defnydd (material, stuff; use, service) +‎ -io.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

defnyddio (first-person singular present defnyddiaf)

  1. (transitive) to use, make use of, employ, practise
  2. (transitive) to form, prepare, arrange

Conjugation[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

  • defnyddiol (useful, of service, advantageous, profitable; practical; material, elemental, elementary, basic; prepared)
  • defnyddiwr m (user, employer; consumer; maker, author, fabricator, contriver)

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
defnyddio ddefnyddio nefnyddio unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

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