deall

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Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Welsh dyallu. By surface analysis, dy- +‎ gallu.

Pronunciation

Verb

deall (first-person singular present deallaf)

  1. to understand, to comprehend

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future deallaf deelli deall deallwn deellwch, deallwch deallant deellir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		deallwn deallit deallai deallem deallech deallent deellid
preterite deellais deellaist deallodd deallasom deallasoch deallasant deallwyd
pluperfect deallaswn deallasit deallasai deallasem deallasech deallasent deallasid, deallesid
present subjunctive deallwyf deellych deallo deallom dealloch deallont dealler
imperative — deall, dealla dealled deallwn deellwch, deallwch deallent dealler
verbal noun deall
verbal adjectives dealledig
dealladwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future dealla i, deallaf i dealli di deallith o/e/hi, dealliff e/hi deallwn ni deallwch chi deallan nhw
conditional deallwn i, deallswn i deallet ti, deallset ti deallai fo/fe/hi, deallsai fo/fe/hi deallen ni, deallsen ni deallech chi, deallsech chi deallen nhw, deallsen nhw
preterite deallais i, dealles i deallaist ti, deallest ti deallodd o/e/hi deallon ni dealloch chi deallon nhw
imperative — dealla — — deallwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Noun

deall m (plural deallon)

  1. understanding, comprehension, intelligence

Derived terms

  • dealladwy (“understandable, intelligable”, adjective)
  • dealltwriaeth f (“understanding, intellect”)
  • deallus (“intellectual”, adjective)
  • diddeall (“lacking in understanding”, adjective)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
deall ddeall neall unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “deallaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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