ymadael
Welsh
Etymology
From ym- + gadael (“leave”)
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /əˈmadaɨ̯l/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /əˈmadɛl/, /əˈmadal/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /əˈmaːdai̯l/, /əˈmadai̯l/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /əˈmaːdɛl/, /əˈmadɛl/
Verb
ymadael (first-person singular present ymadawaf)
- to leave
- to relinquish, to forsake
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | ymadawaf | ymadewi | ymedy | ymadawn | ymadewch | ymadawant | ymadewir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | ymadawn | ymadawit | ymadawai | ymadawem | ymadawech | ymadawent | ymadewid | |
| preterite | ymadewais | ymadewaist | ymadawodd | ymadawsom | ymadawsoch | ymadawsant | ymadawyd | |
| pluperfect | ymadawswn | ymadawsit | ymadawsai | ymadawsem | ymadawsech | ymadawsent | ymadawsid, ymadewsid | |
| present subjunctive | ymadawyf | ymadewych | ymadawo | ymadawom | ymadawoch | ymadawont | ymadawer | |
| imperative | — | ymadawa | ymadawed | ymadawn | ymadewch | ymadawent | ymadawer | |
| verbal noun | ymadael | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | ymadawedig ymadawadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | ymadawa i, ymadawaf i | ymadawi di | ymadawith o/e/hi, ymadawiff e/hi | ymadawn ni | ymadawch chi | ymadawan nhw |
| conditional | ymadawn i, ymadawswn i | ymadawet ti, ymadawset ti | ymadawai fo/fe/hi, ymadawsai fo/fe/hi | ymadawen ni, ymadawsen ni | ymadawech chi, ymadawsech chi | ymadawen nhw, ymadawsen nhw |
| preterite | ymadawais i, ymadawes i | ymadawaist ti, ymadawest ti | ymadawodd o/e/hi | ymadawon ni | ymadawoch chi | ymadawon nhw |
| imperative | — | ymadawa | — | — | ymadawch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
- Alternative third-person singular subjunctive: ymato
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| ymadael | unchanged | unchanged | hymadael |
| 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-), “ymadael”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies