dathlu
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom dathl (“famous”) + -u. Coined by William Owen Pughe.
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdaθlɨ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdaθli/
Verb
editdathlu (first-person singular present dathlaf)
- (transitive) to celebrate
- Synonyms: gorfoleddu, llawenhau
Conjugation
edit| inflected colloquial forms |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | dathla i, dathlaf i |
dathli di | dathlith o/e/hi, dathliff e/hi |
dathlwn ni | dathlwch chi | dathlan nhw |
| conditional | dathlwn i, dathlswn i |
dathlet ti, dathlset ti |
dathlai fo/fe/hi, dathlsai fo/fe/hi |
dathlen ni, dathlsen ni |
dathlech chi, dathlsech chi |
dathlen nhw, dathlsen nhw |
| preterite | dathlais i, dathles i |
dathlaist ti, dathlest ti |
dathlodd o/e/hi | dathlon ni | dathloch chi | dathlon nhw |
| imperative | — | dathla | — | — | dathlwch | — |
Derived terms
edit- dathliad m (“celebration”)
Mutation
edit| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| dathlu | ddathlu | nathlu | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dathlu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies