disgyn
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēscendō, past participle dēscēnsus (“to come down, go down, fall, sink”), from dē- (“down”) + scandō (“to climb”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdɪsɡɪn/, [ˈdɪskɪn], /ˈdɪsɡɨ̞n/, [ˈdɪskɪn]
- (South Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈdɪsɡɪn/, [ˈdɪskɪn]
- (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈdɪʃɡɪn/, [ˈdɪʃkɪn]
Usage notes
Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /i/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" follows "g".
Verb
disgyn (first-person singular present disgynaf)
- to descend
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | disgynaf | disgyni | disgyn, disgynna | disgynwn | disgynwch | disgynant | disgynir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | disgynwn | disgynit | disgynai | disgynem | disgynech | disgynent | disgynid | |
| preterite | disgynais | disgynaist | disgynodd | disgynasom | disgynasoch | disgynasant | disgynwyd | |
| pluperfect | disgynaswn | disgynasit | disgynasai | disgynasem | disgynasech | disgynasent | disgynasid, disgynesid | |
| present subjunctive | disgynwyf | disgynych | disgyno | disgynom | disgynoch | disgynont | disgyner | |
| imperative | — | disgyn | disgyned | disgynwn | disgynwch | disgynent | disgyner | |
| verbal noun | disgyn | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | disgynedig disgynadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | disgyna i, disgynaf i | disgyni di | disgynith o/e/hi, disgyniff e/hi | disgynwn ni | disgynwch chi | disgynan nhw |
| conditional | disgynwn i, disgynswn i | disgynet ti, disgynset ti | disgynai fo/fe/hi, disgynsai fo/fe/hi | disgynen ni, disgynsen ni | disgynech chi, disgynsech chi | disgynen nhw, disgynsen nhw |
| preterite | disgynais i, disgynes i | disgynaist ti, disgynest ti | disgynodd o/e/hi | disgynon ni | disgynoch chi | disgynon nhw |
| imperative | — | disgyna | — | — | disgynwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| disgyn | ddisgyn | nisgyn | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||