dilyn

Welsh

Etymology

di- +‎ glyn(u) (“adhere, stick”)

Pronunciation

Usage notes

Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /i/ in the north.

Verb

dilyn (first-person singular present dilynaf)

  1. to follow, to pursue
  2. to succeed, to follow
  3. to imitate

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future dilynaf dilyni dilyn dilynwn dilynwch dilynant dilynir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 dilynwn dilynit dilynai dilynem dilynech dilynent dilynid
preterite dilynais dilynaist dilynodd dilynasom dilynasoch dilynasant dilynwyd
pluperfect dilynaswn dilynasit dilynasai dilynasem dilynasech dilynasent dilynasid, dilynesid
present subjunctive dilynwyf dilynych dilyno dilynom dilynoch dilynont dilyner
imperative — dilyn dilyned dilynwn dilynwch dilynent dilyner
verbal noun dilyn
verbal adjectives dilynedig
dilynadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future dilyna i, dilynaf i dilyni di dilynith o/e/hi, dilyniff e/hi dilynwn ni dilynwch chi dilynan nhw
conditional dilynwn i, dilynswn i dilynet ti, dilynset ti dilynai fo/fe/hi, dilynsai fo/fe/hi dilynen ni, dilynsen ni dilynech chi, dilynsech chi dilynen nhw, dilynsen nhw
preterite dilynais i, dilynes i dilynaist ti, dilynest ti dilynodd o/e/hi dilynon ni dilynoch chi dilynon nhw
imperative — dilyna — — dilynwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
dilyn ddilyn nilyn unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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