dynwared

Welsh

Alternative forms

• danwared

Etymology

From dy- +‎ anwared.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /dənˈwarɛd/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /dənˈwarad/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /dənˈwa(ː)rɛd/

Verb

dynwared (first-person singular present dynwaredaf)

1. (transitive) to imitate, emulate, copy

   Synonyms: dilyn, efelychu, copïo

2. (transitive) to mimic, to ape, to mock

Conjugation

Conjugation of dynwared (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	dynwaredaf	dynwaredi	dynwared, dynwareda	dynwaredwn	dynwaredwch	dynwaredant	dynwaredir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	dynwaredwn	dynwaredit	dynwaredai	dynwaredem	dynwaredech	dynwaredent	dynwaredid
preterite	dynwaredais	dynwaredaist	dynwaredodd	dynwaredasom	dynwaredasoch	dynwaredasant	dynwaredwyd
pluperfect	dynwaredaswn	dynwaredasit	dynwaredasai	dynwaredasem	dynwaredasech	dynwaredasent	dynwaredasid, dynwaredesid
present subjunctive	dynwaredwyf	dynwaredych	dynwaredo	dynwaredom	dynwaredoch	dynwaredont	dynwareder
imperative	—	dynwared, dynwareda	dynwareded	dynwaredwn	dynwaredwch	dynwaredent	dynwareder
verbal noun	dynwared
verbal adjectives	dynwarededig dynwaredadwy

Conjugation of dynwared (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	dynwareda i, dynwaredaf i	dynwaredi di	dynwaredith o/e/hi, dynwarediff e/hi	dynwaredwn ni	dynwaredwch chi	dynwaredan nhw
conditional	dynwaredwn i, dynwaredswn i	dynwaredet ti, dynwaredset ti	dynwaredai fo/fe/hi, dynwaredsai fo/fe/hi	dynwareden ni, dynwaredsen ni	dynwaredech chi, dynwaredsech chi	dynwareden nhw, dynwaredsen nhw
preterite	dynwaredais i, dynwaredes i	dynwaredaist ti, dynwaredest ti	dynwaredodd o/e/hi	dynwaredon ni	dynwaredoch chi	dynwaredon nhw
imperative	—	dynwareda	—	—	dynwaredwch	—

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

Synonyms

• (emulate): efelychu
• (copy): copïo
• (mock): gwatwar

Derived terms

• dynwarediad m (“mimicry”)
• dynwaredol (“imitative”, adjective)
• dynwaredwr, dynwaredwraig (“mimic”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dynwared

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