dyfalu

Welsh

Etymology

From dy- (“to”) + the same root found in hafal (“equal”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /dəˈvalɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /dəˈva(ː)li/

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Verb

dyfalu (first-person singular present dyfalaf)

1. to guess (reach an unqualified conclusion)

   Synonyms: gesio, bwrw amcan

2. to suppose

   Synonyms: tybio, damcaniaethu, dychmygu

Conjugation

Conjugation of dyfalu (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	dyfalaf	dyfeli	dyfala	dyfalwn	dyfelwch, dyfalwch	dyfalant	dyfelir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	dyfalwn	dyfalit	dyfalai	dyfalem	dyfalech	dyfalent	dyfelid
preterite	dyfelais	dyfelaist	dyfalodd	dyfalasom	dyfalasoch	dyfalasant	dyfalwyd
pluperfect	dyfalaswn	dyfalasit	dyfalasai	dyfalasem	dyfalasech	dyfalasent	dyfalasid, dyfalesid
present subjunctive	dyfalwyf	dyfelych	dyfalo	dyfalom	dyfaloch	dyfalont	dyfaler
imperative	—	dyfala	dyfaled	dyfalwn	dyfelwch, dyfalwch	dyfalent	dyfaler
verbal noun	dyfalu
verbal adjectives	dyfaledig dyfaladwy

Conjugation of dyfalu (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	dyfala i, dyfalaf i	dyfali di	dyfalith o/e/hi, dyfaliff e/hi	dyfalwn ni	dyfalwch chi	dyfalan nhw
conditional	dyfalwn i, dyfalswn i	dyfalet ti, dyfalset ti	dyfalai fo/fe/hi, dyfalsai fo/fe/hi	dyfalen ni, dyfalsen ni	dyfalech chi, dyfalsech chi	dyfalen nhw, dyfalsen nhw
preterite	dyfalais i, dyfales i	dyfalaist ti, dyfalest ti	dyfalodd o/e/hi	dyfalon ni	dyfaloch chi	dyfalon nhw
imperative	—	dyfala	—	—	dyfalwch	—

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

Derived terms

• dyfaliad (“conjecture”)
• dyfalu'n wyllt (“to make a wild guess”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dyfalu

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