ymdoddi
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ym- (“to melt”) + toddi.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /əmˈdɔðɪ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /əmˈdoːði/, /əmˈdɔði/
Verb[edit]
ymdoddi (first-person singular present toddaf)
- (intransitive) to melt
- Synonym: toddi
Usage notes[edit]
This term is used in intransitive contexts, such as "the ice melts". For transitive uses, such as "he melts the ice", the verb used is toddi.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | ymdoddaf | ymdoddi | ymdawdd | ymdoddwn | ymdoddwch | ymdoddant | ymdoddir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
ymdoddwn | ymdoddit | ymdoddai | ymdoddem | ymdoddech | ymdoddent | ymdoddid | |
| preterite | ymdoddais | ymdoddaist | ymdoddodd | ymdoddasom | ymdoddasoch | ymdoddasant | ymdoddwyd | |
| pluperfect | ymdoddaswn | ymdoddasit | ymdoddasai | ymdoddasem | ymdoddasech | ymdoddasent | ymdoddasid, ymdoddesid | |
| present subjunctive | ymdoddwyf | ymdoddych | ymdoddo | ymdoddom | ymdoddoch | ymdoddont | ymdodder | |
| imperative | — | ymdodda | ymdodded | ymdoddwn | ymdoddwch | ymdoddent | ymdodder | |
| verbal noun | ymdoddi | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | ymdoddedig ymdoddadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | ymdodda i, ymdoddaf i | ymdoddi di | ymdoddith o/e/hi, ymdoddiff e/hi | ymdoddwn ni | ymdoddwch chi | ymdoddan nhw |
| conditional | ymdoddwn i, ymdoddswn i | ymdoddet ti, ymdoddset ti | ymdoddai fo/fe/hi, ymdoddsai fo/fe/hi | ymdodden ni, ymdoddsen ni | ymdoddech chi, ymdoddsech chi | ymdodden nhw, ymdoddsen nhw |
| preterite | ymdoddais i, ymdoddes i | ymdoddaist ti, ymdoddest ti | ymdoddodd o/e/hi | ymdoddon ni | ymdoddoch chi | ymdoddon nhw |
| imperative | — | ymdodda | — | — | ymdoddwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms[edit]
- ymdoddbwynt (“melting point”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| ymdoddi | unchanged | unchanged | hymdoddi |
| 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), “ymdoddi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies