ymladd
See also: ymlâdd
Welsh
Etymology
From ym- (“each other”) + lladd (“to kill”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈəmlað/
- Rhymes: -əmlað
Verb
ymladd (first-person singular present ymladdaf)
- (intransitive) to fight
- Synonyms: brwydro, rhyfela, cwffio
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | ymladdaf | ymleddi | ymladd | ymladdwn | ymleddwch, ymladdwch | ymladdant | ymleddir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | ymladdwn | ymladdit | ymladdai | ymladdem | ymladdech | ymladdent | ymleddid | |
| preterite | ymleddais | ymleddaist | ymladdodd | ymladdasom | ymladdasoch | ymladdasant | ymladdwyd | |
| pluperfect | ymladdaswn | ymladdasit | ymladdasai | ymladdasem | ymladdasech | ymladdasent | ymladdasid, ymladdesid | |
| present subjunctive | ymladdwyf | ymleddych | ymladdo | ymladdom | ymladdoch | ymladdont | ymladder | |
| imperative | — | ymladd | ymladded | ymladdwn | ymleddwch, ymladdwch | ymladdent | ymladder | |
| verbal noun | ymladd | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | ymladdedig ymladdadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | ymladda i, ymladdaf i | ymladdi di | ymladdith o/e/hi, ymladdiff e/hi | ymladdwn ni | ymladdwch chi | ymladdan nhw |
| conditional | ymladdwn i, ymladdswn i | ymladdet ti, ymladdset ti | ymladdai fo/fe/hi, ymladdsai fo/fe/hi | ymladden ni, ymladdsen ni | ymladdech chi, ymladdsech chi | ymladden nhw, ymladdsen nhw |
| preterite | ymladdais i, ymladdes i | ymladdaist ti, ymladdest ti | ymladdodd o/e/hi | ymladdon ni | ymladdoch chi | ymladdon nhw |
| imperative | — | ymladda | — | — | ymladdwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
- ymladdfa (“fight, battle”)
- ymladdgar (“pugnacious, belligerent”)
- ymladdwr (“fighter”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| ymladd | unchanged | unchanged | hymladd |
| 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), “ymladd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies