disgyn

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh diskyn, from Proto-Brythonic *diskɨnnɨd (whence Breton disken), from Latin dēscendō (to go down), from dē- (down) + scandō (to climb).

Pronunciation

Usage notes

Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /i/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" follows "g".

Verb

disgyn (first-person singular present disgynnaf)

  1. to descend
    Antonym: esgyn

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future disgynnaf disgynni disgyn, disgynna disgynnwn disgynnwch disgynnant disgynnir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
disgynnwn disgynnit disgynnai disgynnem disgynnech disgynnent disgynnid
preterite disgynnais disgynnaist disgynnodd disgynasom disgynasoch disgynasant disgynnwyd
pluperfect disgynaswn disgynasit disgynasai disgynasem disgynasech disgynasent disgynasid, disgynesid
present subjunctive disgynnwyf disgynnych disgynno disgynnom disgynnoch disgynnont disgynner
imperative disgyn disgynned disgynnwn disgynnwch disgynnent disgynner
verbal noun disgyn
verbal adjectives disgynedig
disgynadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future disgynna i,
disgynnaf i
disgynni di disgynnith o/e/hi,
disgynniff e/hi
disgynnwn ni disgynnwch chi disgynnan nhw
conditional disgynnwn i,
disgynswn i
disgynnet ti,
disgynset ti
disgynnai fo/fe/hi,
disgynsai fo/fe/hi
disgynnen ni,
disgynsen ni
disgynnech chi,
disgynsech chi
disgynnen nhw,
disgynsen nhw
preterite disgynnais i,
disgynnes i
disgynnaist ti,
disgynnest ti
disgynnodd o/e/hi disgynnon ni disgynnoch chi disgynnon nhw
imperative disgynna disgynnwch

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of disgyn
radical soft nasal aspirate
disgyn ddisgyn nisgyn 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), “disgyn”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “disgyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies