dylu
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɘ.lu/
- Rhymes: -ɘlu
- Syllabification: dy‧lu
Noun
dylu m
- locative/vocative singular of dyl
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *dligeti (compare Old Irish dligid (“be entitled to; deserve”)), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰlegʰ- (compare Gothic 𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌲𐍃 (dulgs, “debt”) and Old Church Slavonic длъгъ (dlŭgŭ, “debt”)).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdəlɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdəli/
Verb
dylu (defective)
Usage notes
The verbal noun form of this defective verb is unused in the modern language, both colloquial and literary. The latest uses of the verbal given by Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru are from the 16th century.
Conjugation
Conjugation
| Literary forms | singular | plural | impersonal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| imperfect/conditional | dylwn | dylit, dylet | dylai | dylem | dylech | dylent | dylid |
| pluperfect | dylswn, dylaswn | dylsit, dylasit | dylsai, dylasai | dylsem, dylasem | dylsech, dylasech | dylsent, dylasent | dylsid, dylasid |
| verbal noun | dylu | ||||||
| verbal adjectives | dyledig dyladwy | ||||||
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| conditional | dylwn i, dylswn i |
dylet ti, dylset ti |
dylai fo/fe/hi, dylsai fo/fe/hi |
dylen ni, dylsen ni |
dylech chi, dylsech chi |
dylen nhw, dylsen nhw |
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| dylu | ddylu | nylu | 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), “dylaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies