ymladd

See also: ymlâdd

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh ymlað. Analysable as ym- (“each other”) +‎ lladd (“to kill”) Breton emlazh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈəmlað/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈʊmla(ð)/
• Rhymes: -əmlað

Verb

ymladd (first-person singular present ymladdaf)

1. (intransitive) to fight

   Synonyms: brwydro, rhyfela, cwffio

Conjugation

Conjugation of ymladd (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	ymladdaf	ymleddi	ymladd	ymladdwn	ymleddwch, ymladdwch	ymladdant	ymleddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	ymladdwn	ymladdit	ymladdai	ymladdem	ymladdech	ymladdent	ymleddid
preterite	ymleddais	ymleddaist	ymladdodd	ymladdasom	ymladdasoch	ymladdasant	ymladdwyd
pluperfect	ymladdaswn	ymladdasit	ymladdasai	ymladdasem	ymladdasech	ymladdasent	ymladdasid, ymladdesid
present subjunctive	ymladdwyf	ymleddych	ymladdo	ymladdom	ymladdoch	ymladdont	ymladder
imperative	—	ymladd	ymladded	ymladdwn	ymleddwch, ymladdwch	ymladdent	ymladder
verbal noun	ymladd
verbal adjectives	ymladdedig ymladdadwy

Conjugation of ymladd (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	ymladda i, ymladdaf i	ymladdi di	ymladdith o/e/hi, ymladdiff e/hi	ymladdwn ni	ymladdwch chi	ymladdan nhw
conditional	ymladdwn i, ymladdswn i	ymladdet ti, ymladdset ti	ymladdai fo/fe/hi, ymladdsai fo/fe/hi	ymladden ni, ymladdsen ni	ymladdech chi, ymladdsech chi	ymladden nhw, ymladdsen nhw
preterite	ymladdais i, ymladdes i	ymladdaist ti, ymladdest ti	ymladdodd o/e/hi	ymladdon ni	ymladdoch chi	ymladdon nhw
imperative	—	ymladda	—	—	ymladdwch	—

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

Derived terms

• ymladdfa (“fight, battle”)
• ymladdgar (“pugnacious, belligerent”)
• ymladdwr (“fighter”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ymladd

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ymladd	unchanged	unchanged	hymladd

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