dylu

Polish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

dylu m

1. locative/vocative singular of dyl

Welsh

Etymology

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”)).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdəlɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdəli/

Verb

dylu (defective)

1. ought, should

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

Conjugation

Literary forms	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

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

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

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