difodi

Welsh

Etymology

From difod (“non-existent”) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

Verb

difodi (first-person singular present difodaf)

  1. to annihilate, to exterminate

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future difodaf difodi difoda difodwn difodwch difodant difodir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 difodwn difodit difodai difodem difodech difodent difodid
preterite difodais difodaist difododd difodasom difodasoch difodasant difodwyd
pluperfect difodaswn difodasit difodasai difodasem difodasech difodasent difodasid, difodesid
present subjunctive difodwyf difodych difodo difodom difodoch difodont difoder
imperative — difoda difoded difodwn difodwch difodent difoder
verbal noun difodi
verbal adjectives difodedig
difodadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future difoda i, difodaf i difodi di difodith o/e/hi, difodiff e/hi difodwn ni difodwch chi difodan nhw
conditional difodwn i, difodswn i difodet ti, difodset ti difodai fo/fe/hi, difodsai fo/fe/hi difoden ni, difodsen ni difodech chi, difodsech chi difoden nhw, difodsen nhw
preterite difodais i, difodes i difodaist ti, difodest ti difododd o/e/hi difodon ni difodoch chi difodon nhw
imperative — difoda — — difodwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • difodiad (“annihilation”)
  • difodiant (“extinction”)
  • difodwr (“annihilator”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
difodi ddifodi nifodi unchanged
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), “difodi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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