dyrnu

Welsh

Etymology

From dwrn (“fist”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

dyrnu (first-person singular present dyrnaf)

  1. thresh
  2. fist, punch, wallop
  3. thump, thrash, clobber

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future dyrnaf dyrni dyrn, dyrna dyrnwn dyrnwch dyrnant dyrnir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 dyrnwn dyrnit dyrnai dyrnem dyrnech dyrnent dyrnid
preterite dyrnais dyrnaist dyrnodd dyrnasom dyrnasoch dyrnasant dyrnwyd
pluperfect dyrnaswn dyrnasit dyrnasai dyrnasem dyrnasech dyrnasent dyrnasid, dyrnesid
present subjunctive dyrnwyf dyrnych dyrno dyrnom dyrnoch dyrnont dyrner
imperative — dyrna dyrned dyrnwn dyrnwch dyrnent dyrner
verbal noun dyrnu
verbal adjectives dyrnedig
dyrnadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future dyrna i, dyrnaf i dyrni di dyrnith o/e/hi, dyrniff e/hi dyrnwn ni dyrnwch chi dyrnan nhw
conditional dyrnwn i, dyrnswn i dyrnet ti, dyrnset ti dyrnai fo/fe/hi, dyrnsai fo/fe/hi dyrnen ni, dyrnsen ni dyrnech chi, dyrnsech chi dyrnen nhw, dyrnsen nhw
preterite dyrnais i, dyrnes i dyrnaist ti, dyrnest ti dyrnodd o/e/hi dyrnon ni dyrnoch chi dyrnon nhw
imperative — dyrna — — dyrnwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
dyrnu ddyrnu nyrnu 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), “dyrnu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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