dibennu

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Welsh

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Etymology 1

diben (end) +‎ -u.

Alternative forms

Verb

dibennu (first-person singular present dibennaf)

  1. to finish, to end, to conclude
    Synonyms: diweddu, gorffen, cwblhau, terfynu
  2. to conclude, to decide, to determine
    Synonym: penderfynu
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future dibennaf dibenni dibenna dibennwn dibennwch dibennant dibennir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
dibennwn dibennit dibennai dibennem dibennech dibennent dibennid
preterite dibennais dibennaist dibennodd dibenasom dibenasoch dibenasant dibennwyd
pluperfect dibenaswn dibenasit dibenasai dibenasem dibenasech dibenasent dibenasid, dibenesid
present subjunctive dibennwyf dibennych dibenno dibennom dibennoch dibennont dibenner
imperative dibenna dibenned dibennwn dibennwch dibennent dibenner
verbal noun dibennu
verbal adjectives dibenedig
dibenadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future dibenna i,
dibennaf i
dibenni di dibennith o/e/hi,
dibenniff e/hi
dibennwn ni dibennwch chi dibennan nhw
conditional dibennwn i,
dibenswn i
dibennet ti,
dibenset ti
dibennai fo/fe/hi,
dibensai fo/fe/hi
dibennen ni,
dibensen ni
dibennech chi,
dibensech chi
dibennen nhw,
dibensen nhw
preterite dibennais i,
dibennes i
dibennaist ti,
dibennest ti
dibennodd o/e/hi dibennon ni dibennoch chi dibennon nhw
imperative dibenna dibennwch

Etymology 2

di-ben (headless) +‎ -u.

Alternative forms

Verb

dibennu (first-person singular present di-bennaf)

  1. to behead, to decapitate
    Synonym: torfynyglu
Conjugation
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future dibenna i,
dibennaf i
dibenni di dibennith o/e/hi,
dibenniff e/hi
dibennwn ni dibennwch chi dibennan nhw
conditional dibennwn i,
dibenswn i
dibennet ti,
dibenset ti
dibennai fo/fe/hi,
dibensai fo/fe/hi
dibennen ni,
dibensen ni
dibennech chi,
dibensech chi
dibennen nhw,
dibensen nhw
preterite dibennais i,
dibennes i
dibennaist ti,
dibennest ti
dibennodd o/e/hi dibennon ni dibennoch chi dibennon nhw
imperative dibenna dibennwch

Mutation

Mutated forms of dibennu
radical soft nasal aspirate
dibennu ddibennu nibennu unchanged

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

Further reading

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