diddofi

Welsh

Etymology

From di- +‎ dofi.

Adjective

diddofi (feminine singular diddofi, plural diddofi, not comparable)

  1. untameable, wild

Verb

diddofi (first-person singular present dofaf)

  1. de-taming
    • 2017, Coetir Anian, Cambrian Wildwood‎[1], archived from the original on 26 March 2023:
      Translated into English, ‘di-ddofi’ means ‘de-domestication’.

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future diddofa i,
diddofaf i 		diddofi di diddofith o/e/hi,
diddofiff e/hi 		diddofwn ni diddofwch chi diddofan nhw
conditional diddofwn i,
diddofswn i 		diddofet ti,
diddofset ti 		diddofai fo/fe/hi,
diddofsai fo/fe/hi 		diddofen ni,
diddofsen ni 		diddofech chi,
diddofsech chi 		diddofen nhw,
diddofsen nhw
preterite diddofais i,
diddofes i 		diddofaist ti,
diddofest ti 		diddofodd o/e/hi diddofon ni diddofoch chi diddofon nhw
imperative — diddofa — — diddofwch —

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of diddofi
radical soft nasal aspirate
diddofi ddiddofi niddofi unchanged

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

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “diddofi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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