dyrnu

Welsh

Etymology

From dwrn (fist) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

dyrnu (first-person singular present dyrnaf)

  1. thresh
  2. fist, punch, wallop
  3. thump, thrash, clobber

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future dyrnaf dyrni dyrn, dyrna dyrnwn dyrnwch dyrnant dyrnir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
dyrnwn dyrnit dyrnai dyrnem dyrnech dyrnent dyrnid
preterite dyrnais dyrnaist dyrnodd dyrnasom dyrnasoch dyrnasant dyrnwyd
pluperfect dyrnaswn dyrnasit dyrnasai dyrnasem dyrnasech dyrnasent dyrnasid, dyrnesid
present subjunctive dyrnwyf dyrnych dyrno dyrnom dyrnoch dyrnont dyrner
imperative dyrna dyrned dyrnwn dyrnwch dyrnent dyrner
verbal noun dyrnu
verbal adjectives dyrnedig
dyrnadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future dyrna i,
dyrnaf i
dyrni di dyrnith o/e/hi,
dyrniff e/hi
dyrnwn ni dyrnwch chi dyrnan nhw
conditional dyrnwn i,
dyrnswn i
dyrnet ti,
dyrnset ti
dyrnai fo/fe/hi,
dyrnsai fo/fe/hi
dyrnen ni,
dyrnsen ni
dyrnech chi,
dyrnsech chi
dyrnen nhw,
dyrnsen nhw
preterite dyrnais i,
dyrnes i
dyrnaist ti,
dyrnest ti
dyrnodd o/e/hi dyrnon ni dyrnoch chi dyrnon nhw
imperative dyrna dyrnwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of dyrnu
radical soft nasal aspirate
dyrnu ddyrnu nyrnu 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), “dyrnu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies