ymddeol

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Welsh[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ym- +‎ deol (to banish). The latter component is from Proto-Celtic *de-eks-el (to drive out), from *de- +‎ *exs- (ex-) +‎ *ela- (to drive), the latter which is from Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- (to drive, move, go, start) and which is cognate with Old Irish ad-ellaim, Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω (elaúnō, to drive, set in motion), Proto-Germanic *lanō (lane).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ymddeol (first-person singular present ymddeolaf)

  1. to retire, to resign

Conjugation[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ymddeol unchanged unchanged hymddeol
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

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