ymryson
Appearance
Welsh
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ymryson m or f (plural ymrysonau)
- quarrel, strife, contention
- Synonyms: cynnen, ymrafael, anghydfod, anghytundeb, cweryl
- rivalry, contest
- Synonyms: cystadleuaeth, dadl
Derived terms
[edit]- ymryson y beirdd (“poetry contest”)
- ymrysongar (“contentious, quarrelsome”)
Verb
[edit]ymryson (first-person singular present ymrysonaf)
- (intransitive) to contend, to compete, to vie
- Synonym: cystadlu
Usage notes
[edit]- The conjugated forms of ymryson are not normally used.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
present indicative/future | ymrysonaf | ymrysoni | ymrysona | ymrysonwn | ymrysonwch | ymrysonant | ymrysonir | |
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
ymrysonwn | ymrysonit | ymrysonai | ymrysonem | ymrysonech | ymrysonent | ymrysonid | |
preterite | ymrysonais | ymrysonaist | ymrysonodd | ymrysonasom | ymrysonasoch | ymrysonasant | ymrysonwyd | |
pluperfect | ymrysonaswn | ymrysonasit | ymrysonasai | ymrysonasem | ymrysonasech | ymrysonasent | ymrysonasid, ymrysonesid | |
present subjunctive | ymrysonwyf | ymrysonych | ymrysono | ymrysonom | ymrysonoch | ymrysonont | ymrysoner | |
imperative | — | ymrysona | ymrysoned | ymrysonwn | ymrysonwch | ymrysonent | ymrysoner | |
verbal noun | ymryson | |||||||
verbal adjectives | ymrysonedig ymrysonadwy |
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |
future | ymrysona i, ymrysonaf i | ymrysoni di | ymrysonith o/e/hi, ymrysoniff e/hi | ymrysonwn ni | ymrysonwch chi | ymrysonan nhw |
conditional | ymrysonwn i, ymrysonswn i | ymrysonet ti, ymrysonset ti | ymrysonai fo/fe/hi, ymrysonsai fo/fe/hi | ymrysonen ni, ymrysonsen ni | ymrysonech chi, ymrysonsech chi | ymrysonen nhw, ymrysonsen nhw |
preterite | ymrysonais i, ymrysones i | ymrysonaist ti, ymrysonest ti | ymrysonodd o/e/hi | ymrysonon ni | ymrysonoch chi | ymrysonon nhw |
imperative | — | ymrysona | — | — | ymrysonwch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. |
Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
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ymryson | unchanged | unchanged | hymryson |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ymryson”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies