diddymu

Welsh

Etymology

From diddim +‎ -u.

Verb

diddymu (first-person singular present diddymaf)

  1. (law) to abolish, to repeal

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future diddymaf diddymi diddyma diddymwn diddymwch diddymant diddymir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
diddymwn diddymit diddymai diddymem diddymech diddyment diddymid
preterite diddymais diddymaist diddymodd diddymasom diddymasoch diddymasant diddymwyd
pluperfect diddymaswn diddymasit diddymasai diddymasem diddymasech diddymasent diddymasid, diddymesid
present subjunctive diddymwyf diddymych diddymo diddymom diddymoch diddymont diddymer
imperative diddyma diddymed diddymwn diddymwch diddyment diddymer
verbal noun diddymu
verbal adjectives diddymedig
diddymadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future diddyma i,
diddymaf i
diddymi di diddymith o/e/hi,
diddymiff e/hi
diddymwn ni diddymwch chi diddyman nhw
conditional diddymwn i,
diddymswn i
diddymet ti,
diddymset ti
diddymai fo/fe/hi,
diddymsai fo/fe/hi
diddymen ni,
diddymsen ni
diddymech chi,
diddymsech chi
diddymen nhw,
diddymsen nhw
preterite diddymais i,
diddymes i
diddymaist ti,
diddymest ti
diddymodd o/e/hi diddymon ni diddymoch chi diddymon nhw
imperative diddyma diddymwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of diddymu
radical soft nasal aspirate
diddymu ddiddymu niddymu unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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