ymddeol

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Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

ym- +‎ deol (to banish). The latter component is from Proto-Celtic *de-eks-el (to drive out), from *de- +‎ *exs- (ex-) +‎ *ela- (to drive), the latter which is from Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- (to drive, move, go, start) and which is cognate with Old Irish ad-ellaim, Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω (elaúnō, to drive, set in motion), Proto-Germanic *lanō (lane).

Pronunciation

Verb

ymddeol (first-person singular present ymddeolaf)

  1. to retire, to resign

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ymddeolaf ymddeoli ymddeol, ymddeola ymddeolwn ymddeolwch ymddeolant ymddeolir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
ymddeolwn ymddeolit ymddeolai ymddeolem ymddeolech ymddeolent ymddeolid
preterite ymddeolais ymddeolaist ymddeolodd ymddeolasom ymddeolasoch ymddeolasant ymddeolwyd
pluperfect ymddeolaswn ymddeolasit ymddeolasai ymddeolasem ymddeolasech ymddeolasent ymddeolasid, ymddeolesid
present subjunctive ymddeolwyf ymddeolych ymddeolo ymddeolom ymddeoloch ymddeolont ymddeoler
imperative ymddeol, ymddeola ymddeoled ymddeolwn ymddeolwch ymddeolent ymddeoler
verbal noun ymddeol
verbal adjectives ymddeoledig
ymddeoladwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future ymddeola i,
ymddeolaf i
ymddeoli di ymddeolith o/e/hi,
ymddeoliff e/hi
ymddeolwn ni ymddeolwch chi ymddeolan nhw
conditional ymddeolwn i,
ymddeolswn i
ymddeolet ti,
ymddeolset ti
ymddeolai fo/fe/hi,
ymddeolsai fo/fe/hi
ymddeolen ni,
ymddeolsen ni
ymddeolech chi,
ymddeolsech chi
ymddeolen nhw,
ymddeolsen nhw
preterite ymddeolais i,
ymddeoles i
ymddeolaist ti,
ymddeolest ti
ymddeolodd o/e/hi ymddeolon ni ymddeoloch chi ymddeolon nhw
imperative ymddeola ymddeolwch

Mutation

Mutated forms of ymddeol
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ymddeol unchanged unchanged hymddeol

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

References

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