deifio
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdei̯vjɔ/
- Rhymes: -ei̯vjɔ
Etymology 1
From Middle Welsh deifyaw, from Proto-Brythonic *dėβjɨd (compare Cornish dewi, Breton deviñ) for which Matasović provides two etymologies:
- from Proto-Celtic *dawyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂w- (“kindle, burn”) (compare Tocharian A twās, Ancient Greek δαίω (daíō))[1]
- from Proto-Celtic *degʷyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”)[2]
By surface analysis, daif + -io.
Verb
deifio (first-person singular present deifiaf)
- to scorch, singe
- to blast
- to blight
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | deifiaf | deifi | daif, deifia | deifiwn | deifiwch | deifiant | deifir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | deifiwn | deifit | deifiai | deifiem | deifiech | deifient | deifid | |
| preterite | deifiais | deifiaist | deifiodd | deifiasom | deifiasoch | deifiasant | deifiwyd | |
| pluperfect | deifiaswn | deifiasit | deifiasai | deifiasem | deifiasech | deifiasent | deifiasid, deifiesid | |
| present subjunctive | deifiwyf | deifiech | deifio | deifiom | deifioch | deifiont | deifier | |
| imperative | — | daif, deifia | deified | deifiwn | deifiwch | deifient | deifier | |
| verbal noun | deifio | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | deifiedig deifiadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | deifia i, deifiaf i | deifi di | deifith o/e/hi, deififf e/hi | deifiwn ni | deifiwch chi | deifian nhw |
| conditional | deifiwn i, deifiswn i | deifiet ti, deifiset ti | deifiai fo/fe/hi, deifisai fo/fe/hi | deifien ni, deifisen ni | deifiech chi, deifisech chi | deifien nhw, deifisen nhw |
| preterite | deifiais i, deifies i | deifiaist ti, deifiest ti | deifiodd o/e/hi | deifion ni | deifioch chi | deifion nhw |
| imperative | — | deifia | — | — | deifiwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Related terms
- cynnau
- cynnud
- tewyn
Etymology 2
From English dive + -io.
Verb
deifio (first-person singular present deifiaf)
- to dive
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| deifio | ddeifio | neifio | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*daw-yo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 92
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*degʷi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 93
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “deifio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies