ystyr

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ystyr, from Latin historia (“story”), from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía).

Pronunciation

Noun

ystyr m or f (plural ystyron)

  1. meaning, sense

Derived terms
  • diystyr (“meaningless”)

Verb

ystyr (first-person singular present ystyriaf)

  1. Alternative form of ystyried

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ystyriaf ystyri ystyria ystyriwn ystyriwch ystyriant ystyrir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional ystyriwn ystyrit ystyriai ystyriem ystyriech ystyrient ystyrid
preterite ystyriais ystyriaist ystyriodd ystyriasom ystyriasoch ystyriasant ystyriwyd
pluperfect ystyriaswn ystyriasit ystyriasai ystyriasem ystyriasech ystyriasent ystyriasid, ystyriesid
present subjunctive ystyriwyf ystyriech ystyrio ystyriom ystyrioch ystyriont ystyrier
imperative — ystyria ystyried ystyriwn ystyriwch ystyrient ystyrier
verbal noun ystyr
verbal adjectives ystyriedig
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Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future ystyria i, ystyriaf i ystyri di ystyrith o/e/hi, ystyriff e/hi ystyriwn ni ystyriwch chi ystyrian nhw
conditional ystyriwn i, ystyriswn i ystyriet ti, ystyriset ti ystyriai fo/fe/hi, ystyrisai fo/fe/hi ystyrien ni, ystyrisen ni ystyriech chi, ystyrisech chi ystyrien nhw, ystyrisen nhw
preterite ystyriais i, ystyries i ystyriaist ti, ystyriest ti ystyriodd o/e/hi ystyrion ni ystyrioch chi ystyrion nhw
imperative — ystyria — — ystyriwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalh-prothesis
ystyr unchanged unchanged hystyr
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), “ystyr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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