diddyfnu

Welsh

Alternative forms

• diddwyn, diddwn, dyfnu

Etymology

From di- +‎ dyfnu.

Verb

diddyfnu (first-person singular present diddyfnaf)

1. (transitive) to wean

Conjugation

Conjugation of diddyfnu (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	diddyfnaf	diddyfni	diddyfna	diddyfnwn	diddyfnwch	diddyfnant	diddyfnir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	diddyfnwn	diddyfnit	diddyfnai	diddyfnem	diddyfnech	diddyfnent	diddyfnid
preterite	diddyfnais	diddyfnaist	diddyfnodd	diddyfnasom	diddyfnasoch	diddyfnasant	diddyfnwyd
pluperfect	diddyfnaswn	diddyfnasit	diddyfnasai	diddyfnasem	diddyfnasech	diddyfnasent	diddyfnasid, diddyfnesid
present subjunctive	diddyfnwyf	diddyfnych	diddyfno	diddyfnom	diddyfnoch	diddyfnont	diddyfner
imperative	—	diddyfna	diddyfned	diddyfnwn	diddyfnwch	diddyfnent	diddyfner
verbal noun	diddyfnu
verbal adjectives	diddyfnedig diddyfnadwy

Conjugation of diddyfnu (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	diddyfna i, diddyfnaf i	diddyfni di	diddyfnith o/e/hi, diddyfniff e/hi	diddyfnwn ni	diddyfnwch chi	diddyfnan nhw
conditional	diddyfnwn i, diddyfnswn i	diddyfnet ti, diddyfnset ti	diddyfnai fo/fe/hi, diddyfnsai fo/fe/hi	diddyfnen ni, diddyfnsen ni	diddyfnech chi, diddyfnsech chi	diddyfnen nhw, diddyfnsen nhw
preterite	diddyfnais i, diddyfnes i	diddyfnaist ti, diddyfnest ti	diddyfnodd o/e/hi	diddyfnon ni	diddyfnoch chi	diddyfnon nhw
imperative	—	diddyfna	—	—	diddyfnwch	—

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

Derived terms

• diddyfniad m (“weaning”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of diddyfnu

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