diddofi
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
diddofi (feminine singular diddofi, plural diddofi, not comparable)
Verb[edit]
diddofi (first-person singular present dofaf)
- de-taming
- 2017, Coetir Anian, Cambrian Wildwood[1], archived from the original on 2023-03-26:
- Translated into English, ‘di-ddofi’ means ‘de-domestication’.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | dofa i, dofaf i | dofi di | dofith o/e/hi, dofiff e/hi | dofwn ni | dofwch chi | dofan nhw |
| conditional | dofwn i, dofswn i | dofet ti, dofset ti | dofai fo/fe/hi, dofsai fo/fe/hi | dofen ni, dofsen ni | dofech chi, dofsech chi | dofen nhw, dofsen nhw |
| preterite | dofais i, dofes i | dofaist ti, dofest ti | dofodd o/e/hi | dofon ni | dofoch chi | dofon nhw |
| imperative | — | dofa | — | — | dofwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| diddofi | ddiddofi | niddofi | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “diddofi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies