ymddwyn

Welsh

Etymology

From ym- +‎ dwyn.

Pronunciation

Verb

ymddwyn (first-person singular present ymddygaf)

  1. to behave, to act
    Synonyms: ymarweddu, bihafio

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ymddygaf ymddygi ymddwg ymddygwn ymddygwch ymddygant ymddygir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
ymddygwn ymddygit ymddygai ymddygem ymddygech ymddygent ymddygid
preterite ymddygais ymddygaist ymddygodd ymddygasom ymddygasoch ymddygasant ymddygwyd
pluperfect ymddygaswn ymddygasit ymddygasai ymddygasem ymddygasech ymddygasent ymddygasid, ymddygesid
present subjunctive ymddygwyf ymddygych ymddygo ymddygom ymddygoch ymddygont ymddyger
imperative ymddwg ymddyged ymddygwn ymddygwch ymddygent ymddyger
verbal noun ymddwyn
verbal adjectives ymddygedig
ymddygadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future ymddyga i,
ymddygaf i
ymddygi di ymddygith o/e/hi,
ymddygiff e/hi
ymddygwn ni ymddygwch chi ymddygan nhw
conditional ymddygwn i,
ymddygswn i
ymddyget ti,
ymddygset ti
ymddygai fo/fe/hi,
ymddygsai fo/fe/hi
ymddygen ni,
ymddygsen ni
ymddygech chi,
ymddygsech chi
ymddygen nhw,
ymddygsen nhw
preterite ymddygais i,
ymddyges i
ymddygaist ti,
ymddygest ti
ymddygodd o/e/hi ymddygon ni ymddygoch chi ymddygon nhw
imperative ymddyga ymddygwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of ymddwyn
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ymddwyn unchanged unchanged hymddwyn

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

References

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