dyfalu

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Welsh

Etymology

From dy- (“to”) + the same root found in hafal (“equal”).

Pronunciation

Verb

dyfalu (first-person singular present dyfalaf)

  1. to guess (reach an unqualified conclusion)

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future dyfalaf dyfeli dyfala dyfalwn dyfelwch, dyfalwch dyfalant dyfelir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		dyfalwn dyfalit dyfalai dyfalem dyfalech dyfalent dyfelid
preterite dyfelais dyfelaist dyfalodd dyfalasom dyfalasoch dyfalasant dyfalwyd
pluperfect dyfalaswn dyfalasit dyfalasai dyfalasem dyfalasech dyfalasent dyfalasid, dyfalesid
present subjunctive dyfalwyf dyfelych dyfalo dyfalom dyfaloch dyfalont dyfaler
imperative — dyfala dyfaled dyfalwn dyfelwch, dyfalwch dyfalent dyfaler
verbal noun dyfalu
verbal adjectives dyfaledig
dyfaladwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future dyfala i, dyfalaf i dyfali di dyfalith o/e/hi, dyfaliff e/hi dyfalwn ni dyfalwch chi dyfalan nhw
conditional dyfalwn i, dyfalswn i dyfalet ti, dyfalset ti dyfalai fo/fe/hi, dyfalsai fo/fe/hi dyfalen ni, dyfalsen ni dyfalech chi, dyfalsech chi dyfalen nhw, dyfalsen nhw
preterite dyfalais i, dyfales i dyfalaist ti, dyfalest ti dyfalodd o/e/hi dyfalon ni dyfaloch chi dyfalon nhw
imperative — dyfala — — dyfalwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dyfalu ddyfalu nyfalu 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), “dyfalu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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