dynesu

Welsh

Etymology

dy- +‎ nesu (“to approach, to draw near”)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /dəˈnɛsɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /dəˈnɛsi/

Verb

dynesu (first-person singular present dynesaf)

1. to approach, to draw near

   Synonyms: agosáu, nesáu, nesu

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	dynesaf	dynesi	dynesa	dyneswn	dyneswch	dynesant	dynesir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	dyneswn	dynesit	dynesai	dynesem	dynesech	dynesent	dynesid
preterite	dynesais	dynesaist	dynesodd	dynesasom	dynesasoch	dynesasant	dyneswyd
pluperfect	dynesaswn	dynesasit	dynesasai	dynesasem	dynesasech	dynesasent	dynesasid, dynesesid
present subjunctive	dyneswyf	dynesych	dyneso	dynesom	dynesoch	dynesont	dyneser
imperative	—	dynesa	dynesed	dyneswn	dyneswch	dynesent	dyneser
verbal noun	dynesu
verbal adjectives	dynesedig dynesadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	dynesa i, dynesaf i	dynesi di	dynesith o/e/hi, dynesiff e/hi	dyneswn ni	dyneswch chi	dynesan nhw
conditional	dyneswn i	dyneset ti	dynesai fo/fe/hi	dynesen ni	dynesech chi	dynesen nhw
preterite	dynesais i, dyneses i	dynesaist ti, dynesest ti	dynesodd o/e/hi	dyneson ni	dynesoch chi	dyneson nhw
imperative	—	dynesa	—	—	dyneswch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• dynesol (“approaching, approximate”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dynesu	ddynesu	nynesu	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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