dathlu

Welsh

Etymology

From dathl (“famous”) +‎ -u. Coined by William Owen Pughe.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdaθlɨ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdaθli/

Verb

dathlu (first-person singular present dathlaf)

1. (transitive) to celebrate

   Synonyms: gorfoleddu, llawenhau

Conjugation

Conjugation of dathlu (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	dathla i, dathlaf i	dathli di	dathlith o/e/hi, dathliff e/hi	dathlwn ni	dathlwch chi	dathlan nhw
conditional	dathlwn i, dathlswn i	dathlet ti, dathlset ti	dathlai fo/fe/hi, dathlsai fo/fe/hi	dathlen ni, dathlsen ni	dathlech chi, dathlsech chi	dathlen nhw, dathlsen nhw
preterite	dathlais i, dathles i	dathlaist ti, dathlest ti	dathlodd o/e/hi	dathlon ni	dathloch chi	dathlon nhw
imperative	—	dathla	—	—	dathlwch	—

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• dathliad (“celebration”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dathlu

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dathlu	ddathlu	nathlu	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “dathlu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “dathlu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies