difrodi

Welsh

Etymology

difrod (“damage”) +‎ -i

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /dɪvˈrɔdɪ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /dɪvˈroːdi/, /dɪvˈrɔdi/
• Rhymes: -ɔdɪ

Verb

difrodi (first-person singular present dyfrodaf)

1. (transitive) to destroy

   Synonyms: diffeithio, distrywio, anrheithio, ysbeilio

Conjugation

Conjugation of difrodi (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	difrodaf	difrodi	difroda	difrodwn	difrodwch	difrodant	difrodir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	difrodwn	difrodit	difrodai	difrodem	difrodech	difrodent	difrodid
preterite	difrodais	difrodaist	difrododd	difrodasom	difrodasoch	difrodasant	difrodwyd
pluperfect	difrodaswn	difrodasit	difrodasai	difrodasem	difrodasech	difrodasent	difrodasid, difrodesid
present subjunctive	difrodwyf	difrodych	difrodo	difrodom	difrodoch	difrodont	difroder
imperative	—	difroda	difroded	difrodwn	difrodwch	difrodent	difroder
verbal noun	difrodi
verbal adjectives	difrodedig

Conjugation of difrodi (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	difroda i, difrodaf i	difrodi di	difrodith o/e/hi, difrodiff e/hi	difrodwn ni	difrodwch chi	difrodan nhw
conditional	difrodwn i, difrodswn i	difrodet ti, difrodset ti	difrodai fo/fe/hi, difrodsai fo/fe/hi	difroden ni, difrodsen ni	difrodech chi, difrodsech chi	difroden nhw, difrodsen nhw
preterite	difrodais i, difrodes i	difrodaist ti, difrodest ti	difrododd o/e/hi	difrodon ni	difrodoch chi	difrodon nhw
imperative	—	difroda	—	—	difrodwch	—

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

Derived terms

• difrodol (“damaging”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of difrodi

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
difrodi	ddifrodi	nifrodi	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), “difrodi”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “difrodi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies