dylu

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɘ.lu/
• Rhymes: -ɘlu
• Syllabification: dy‧lu

Noun

dylu m

1. locative/vocative singular of dyl

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdəlɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdəli/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *dligeti (compare Old Irish dligid (“be entitled to; deserve”)), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰlegʰ- (compare Gothic 𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌲𐍃 (dulgs, “debt”) and Old Church Slavonic длъгъ (dlŭgŭ, “debt”)).

Alternative forms

• (all archaic) dylÿu, dlyu, dleu, deleu

Verb

dylu (defective)

1. ought, should

Usage notes

The verbnoun form of this defective verb is unused in the modern language, both colloquial and literary. The latest uses of the verbnoun given by Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru are from the 16th century.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dylu (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
imperfect/conditional	dylwn	dylit, dylet	dylai	dylem	dylech	dylent	dylid
pluperfect	dylswn, dylaswn	dylsit, dylasit	dylsai, dylasai	dylsem, dylasem	dylsech, dylasech	dylsent, dylasent	dylsid, dylasid
verbal noun	dylu
verbal adjectives	dyledig dyladwy

Conjugation of dylu (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
conditional	dylwn i, dylswn i	dylet ti, dylset ti	dylai fo/fe/hi, dylsai fo/fe/hi	dylen ni, dylsen ni	dylech chi, dylsech chi	dylen nhw, dylsen nhw

Etymology 2

dwl (“dull”) +‎ -u.

Alternative forms

• dylio, dwli, dwlian

Verb

dylu (first-person singular present dylaf)

1. to dull, to darken

   Synonyms: pylu, tywyllu, cymylu

Conjugation

Conjugation of dylu (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	dyla i, dylaf i	dyli di	dylith o/e/hi, dyliff e/hi	dylwn ni	dylwch chi	dylan nhw
conditional	dylwn i, dylswn i	dylet ti, dylset ti	dylai fo/fe/hi, dylsai fo/fe/hi	dylen ni, dylsen ni	dylech chi, dylsech chi	dylen nhw, dylsen nhw
preterite	dylais i, dyles i	dylaist ti, dylest ti	dylodd o/e/hi	dylon ni	dyloch chi	dylon nhw
imperative	—	dyla	—	—	dylwch	—

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of dylu

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dylu	ddylu	nylu	unchanged

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

Further reading

• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “dull”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “dylu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dylu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies