diffodd
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Welsh[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
diffodd (first-person singular present diffoddaf)
- to extinguish
- Antonym: cynnau
- to turn off
- Synonyms: troi bant, troi i ffwrdd
- Synonym: troi ymlaen
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | diffoddaf | diffoddi | diffydd, diffodda | diffoddwn | diffoddwch | diffoddant | diffoddir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
diffoddwn | diffoddit | diffoddai | diffoddem | diffoddech | diffoddent | diffoddid | |
| preterite | diffoddais | diffoddaist | diffoddodd | diffoddasom | diffoddasoch | diffoddasant | diffoddwyd | |
| pluperfect | diffoddaswn | diffoddasit | diffoddasai | diffoddasem | diffoddasech | diffoddasent | diffoddasid, diffoddesid | |
| present subjunctive | diffoddwyf | diffoddych | diffoddo | diffoddom | diffoddoch | diffoddont | diffodder | |
| imperative | — | diffodda | diffodded | diffoddwn | diffoddwch | diffoddent | diffodder | |
| verbal noun | diffodd | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | diffoddedig diffoddadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | diffodda i, diffoddaf i | diffoddi di | diffoddith o/e/hi, diffoddiff e/hi | diffoddwn ni | diffoddwch chi | diffoddan nhw |
| conditional | diffoddwn i, diffoddswn i | diffoddet ti, diffoddset ti | diffoddai fo/fe/hi, diffoddsai fo/fe/hi | diffodden ni, diffoddsen ni | diffoddech chi, diffoddsech chi | diffodden nhw, diffoddsen nhw |
| preterite | diffoddais i, diffoddes i | diffoddaist ti, diffoddest ti | diffoddodd o/e/hi | diffoddon ni | diffoddoch chi | diffoddon nhw |
| imperative | — | diffodda | — | — | diffoddwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms[edit]
- diffoddwr (“extinguisher”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| diffodd | ddiffodd | niffodd | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “diffodd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies