ymddiried

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • ymddired

Etymology

From ym- +‎ di- +‎ rhed.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əmˈðɪrjɛd/

Verb

ymddiried (first-person singular present ymddiriedaf)

  1. (with preposition yn or mewn) to trust, to have confidence in
    Synonyms: coelio, credu, hyderu
    Rwy'n ymddiried ynddot ti.
    I trust (in) you.
    Sut mae perswadio pobl i ymddiried mewn gwleidyddion?
    How does one persuade people to trust (in) politicians?
  2. to rely, to depend
    Synonym: dibynnu
  3. to entrust
    • 2013 May 21, “Archived copy”, in Prifysgol Cymru / University of Wales‎[1], archived from the original on 5 July 2023:
      Ym 1968, ymddiriedodd Cymdeithas Gymraeg San Fransisco gronfa goffa i Brifysgol Cymru er cof am y plant a fu farw yn nhrychineb glofaol Aberfan.
      In 1968, the Welsh Society of San Francisco entrusted the University of Wales with a commemoration fund in memory of the children who died in the Aberfan mining disaster.

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ymddiriedaf ymddiriedi ymddiried, ymddirieda ymddiriedwn ymddiriedwch ymddiriedant ymddiriedir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		ymddiriedwn ymddiriedit ymddiriedai ymddiriedem ymddiriedech ymddiriedent ymddiriedid
preterite ymddiriedais ymddiriedaist ymddiriedodd ymddiriedasom ymddiriedasoch ymddiriedasant ymddiriedwyd
pluperfect ymddiriedaswn ymddiriedasit ymddiriedasai ymddiriedasem ymddiriedasech ymddiriedasent ymddiriedasid, ymddiriedesid
present subjunctive ymddiriedwyf ymddiriedych ymddiriedo ymddiriedom ymddiriedoch ymddiriedont ymddirieder
imperative — ymddiried, ymddirieda ymddirieded ymddiriedwn ymddiriedwch ymddiriedent ymddirieder
verbal noun ymddiried
verbal adjectives ymddiriededig
ymddiriedadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future ymddirieda i,
ymddiriedaf i 		ymddiriedi di ymddiriedith o/e/hi,
ymddiriediff e/hi 		ymddiriedwn ni ymddiriedwch chi ymddiriedan nhw
conditional ymddiriedwn i,
ymddiriedswn i 		ymddiriedet ti,
ymddiriedset ti 		ymddiriedai fo/fe/hi,
ymddiriedsai fo/fe/hi 		ymddirieden ni,
ymddiriedsen ni 		ymddiriedech chi,
ymddiriedsech chi 		ymddirieden nhw,
ymddiriedsen nhw
preterite ymddiriedais i,
ymddiriedes i 		ymddiriedaist ti,
ymddiriedest ti 		ymddiriedodd o/e/hi ymddiriedon ni ymddiriedoch chi ymddiriedon nhw
imperative — ymddirieda — — ymddiriedwch —

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

Noun

ymddiried m (uncountable)

  1. trust, confidence
    Synonyms: coel, cred, hyder

Derived terms

  • ymddiriedaeth (“trust, confidence”)
  • ymddiriedol (“fiduciary”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ymddiried
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ymddiried unchanged unchanged hymddiried

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), “ymddiried”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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