dylu

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɘ.lu/
  • Rhymes: -ɘlu
  • Syllabification: dy‧lu

Noun

dylu m

  1. locative/vocative singular of dyl

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *dligeti (compare Old Irish dligid (be entitled to; deserve)), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰlegʰ- (compare Gothic 𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌲𐍃 (dulgs, debt) and Old Church Slavonic длъгъ (dlŭgŭ, debt)).

Alternative forms

  • (all archaic) dylÿu, dlyu, dleu, deleu

Verb

dylu (defective)

  1. ought, should
Usage notes

The verbnoun form of this defective verb is unused in the modern language, both colloquial and literary. The latest uses of the verbnoun given by Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru are from the 16th century.

Conjugation
Conjugation of dylu (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
imperfect/conditional dylwn dylit, dylet dylai dylem dylech dylent dylid
pluperfect dylswn, dylaswn dylsit, dylasit dylsai, dylasai dylsem, dylasem dylsech, dylasech dylsent, dylasent dylsid, dylasid
verbal noun dylu
verbal adjectives dyledig
dyladwy
Conjugation of dylu (colloquial)
inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
conditional dylwn i,
dylswn i
dylet ti,
dylset ti
dylai fo/fe/hi,
dylsai fo/fe/hi
dylen ni,
dylsen ni
dylech chi,
dylsech chi
dylen nhw,
dylsen nhw

Etymology 2

    dwl (dull) +‎ -u.

    Alternative forms

    Verb

    dylu (first-person singular present dylaf)

    1. to dull, to darken
      Synonyms: pylu, tywyllu, cymylu
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of dylu (colloquial)
    inflected
    colloquial forms
    singular plural
    first second third first second third
    future dyla i,
    dylaf i
    dyli di dylith o/e/hi,
    dyliff e/hi
    dylwn ni dylwch chi dylan nhw
    conditional dylwn i,
    dylswn i
    dylet ti,
    dylset ti
    dylai fo/fe/hi,
    dylsai fo/fe/hi
    dylen ni,
    dylsen ni
    dylech chi,
    dylsech chi
    dylen nhw,
    dylsen nhw
    preterite dylais i,
    dyles i
    dylaist ti,
    dylest ti
    dylodd o/e/hi dylon ni dyloch chi dylon nhw
    imperative dyla dylwch

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

    Mutation

    Mutated forms of dylu
    radical soft nasal aspirate
    dylu ddylu nylu unchanged

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

    Further reading

    • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “dull”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
    • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “dylu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
    • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “dylu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies