diddofi

Welsh

Etymology

From di- +‎ dofi.

Adjective

diddofi (feminine singular diddofi, plural diddofi, not comparable)

1. untameable, wild

Verb

diddofi (first-person singular present diddofaf)

1. de-taming
   • 2017, Coetir Anian, Cambrian Wildwood‎, archived from the original on 26 March 2023:

     Translated into English, ‘di-ddofi’ means ‘de-domestication’.

Conjugation

Conjugation of diddofi (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	diddofa i, diddofaf i	diddofi di	diddofith o/e/hi, diddofiff e/hi	diddofwn ni	diddofwch chi	diddofan nhw
conditional	diddofwn i, diddofswn i	diddofet ti, diddofset ti	diddofai fo/fe/hi, diddofsai fo/fe/hi	diddofen ni, diddofsen ni	diddofech chi, diddofsech chi	diddofen nhw, diddofsen nhw
preterite	diddofais i, diddofes i	diddofaist ti, diddofest ti	diddofodd o/e/hi	diddofon ni	diddofoch chi	diddofon nhw
imperative	—	diddofa	—	—	diddofwch	—

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of diddofi

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
diddofi	ddiddofi	niddofi	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), “diddofi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies