Etymology
d- + erbyn (“against; by”).
Verb
derbyn (first-person singular present derbyniaf)
- to receive, to accept, to get
Wnaeth hi dderbyn ei gradd israddedig o'r brifysgol 'na.- She received her undergraduate degree from that university.
- to admit, to grant membership
- Synonyms: aelodi, cofrestru
- to accept, to believe
- to receive, to detect a signal
Conjugation
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Conjugation of derbyn (literary)
|
singular |
plural |
impersonal |
| first |
second |
third |
first |
second |
third |
| present indicative/future |
derbyniaf |
derbynni |
derbyn |
derbyniwn |
derbyniwch |
derbyniant |
derbynnir |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional |
derbyniwn |
derbynit |
derbyniai |
derbyniem |
derbyniech |
derbynient |
derbynid |
| preterite |
derbyniais |
derbyniaist |
derbyniodd |
derbyniasom |
derbyniasoch |
derbyniasant |
derbyniwyd |
| pluperfect |
derbyniaswn |
derbyniasit |
derbyniasai |
derbyniasem |
derbyniasech |
derbyniasent |
derbyniasid, derbyniesid |
| present subjunctive |
derbyniwyf |
derbyniech |
derbynio |
derbyniom |
derbynioch |
derbyniont |
derbynier |
| imperative |
— |
derbynia |
derbynied |
derbyniwn |
derbyniwch |
derbynient |
derbynier |
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|
| verbal noun |
derbyn |
| verbal adjectives |
— derbyniadwy |
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Conjugation of derbyn (colloquial)
inflected colloquial forms |
singular |
plural |
| first |
second |
third |
first |
second |
third |
| future |
derbynia i, derbyniaf i |
derbyni di |
derbynith o/e/hi, derbyniff e/hi |
derbyniwn ni |
derbyniwch chi |
derbynian nhw |
| conditional |
derbyniwn i, derbynswn i |
derbyniet ti, derbynset ti |
derbyniai fo/fe/hi, derbynsai fo/fe/hi |
derbynien ni, derbynsen ni |
derbyniech chi, derbynsech chi |
derbynien nhw, derbynsen nhw |
| preterite |
derbyniais i, derbynies i |
derbyniaist ti, derbyniest ti |
derbyniodd o/e/hi |
derbynion ni |
derbynioch chi |
derbynion nhw |
| imperative |
— |
derbynia |
— |
— |
derbyniwch |
— |
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Mutation
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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), “derbyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies