ymryson

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əmˈrəsɔn/

Noun

ymryson m or f (plural ymrysonau)

1. quarrel, strife, contention

   Synonyms: cynnen, ymrafael, anghydfod, anghytundeb, cweryl

2. rivalry, contest

   Synonyms: cystadleuaeth, dadl

Derived terms

• ymryson y beirdd (“poetry contest”)
• ymrysongar (“contentious, quarrelsome”)

Verb

ymryson (first-person singular present ymrysonaf)

1. (intransitive) to contend, to compete, to vie

   Synonym: cystadlu

Usage notes

• The conjugated forms of ymryson are not normally used.

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	ymrysonaf	ymrysoni	ymrysona	ymrysonwn	ymrysonwch	ymrysonant	ymrysonir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	ymrysonwn	ymrysonit	ymrysonai	ymrysonem	ymrysonech	ymrysonent	ymrysonid
preterite	ymrysonais	ymrysonaist	ymrysonodd	ymrysonasom	ymrysonasoch	ymrysonasant	ymrysonwyd
pluperfect	ymrysonaswn	ymrysonasit	ymrysonasai	ymrysonasem	ymrysonasech	ymrysonasent	ymrysonasid, ymrysonesid
present subjunctive	ymrysonwyf	ymrysonych	ymrysono	ymrysonom	ymrysonoch	ymrysonont	ymrysoner
imperative	—	ymrysona	ymrysoned	ymrysonwn	ymrysonwch	ymrysonent	ymrysoner
verbal noun	ymryson
verbal adjectives	ymrysonedig ymrysonadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	ymrysona i, ymrysonaf i	ymrysoni di	ymrysonith o/e/hi, ymrysoniff e/hi	ymrysonwn ni	ymrysonwch chi	ymrysonan nhw
conditional	ymrysonwn i, ymrysonswn i	ymrysonet ti, ymrysonset ti	ymrysonai fo/fe/hi, ymrysonsai fo/fe/hi	ymrysonen ni, ymrysonsen ni	ymrysonech chi, ymrysonsech chi	ymrysonen nhw, ymrysonsen nhw
preterite	ymrysonais i, ymrysones i	ymrysonaist ti, ymrysonest ti	ymrysonodd o/e/hi	ymrysonon ni	ymrysonoch chi	ymrysonon nhw
imperative	—	ymrysona	—	—	ymrysonwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ymryson	unchanged	unchanged	hymryson
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), “ymryson”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies