diferu

Welsh

Etymology

di- (intensifying prefix) +‎ beru (“to flow; to drip”)[1]

Verb

diferu (first-person singular present diferaf)

  1. to drop, to drip

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future difera i,
diferaf i 		diferi di diferith o/e/hi,
diferiff e/hi 		diferwn ni diferwch chi diferan nhw
conditional diferwn i,
diferswn i 		diferet ti,
diferset ti 		diferai fo/fe/hi,
difersai fo/fe/hi 		diferen ni,
difersen ni 		diferech chi,
difersech chi 		diferen nhw,
difersen nhw
preterite diferais i,
diferes i 		diferaist ti,
diferest ti 		diferodd o/e/hi diferon ni diferoch chi diferon nhw
imperative — difera — — diferwch —

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of diferu
radical soft nasal aspirate
diferu ddiferu niferu unchanged

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

References

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