diwallu

Welsh

Etymology

From diwall (enough, sufficient) +‎ -u.

Verb

diwallu (first-person singular present diwallaf)

  1. to satisfy, to suffice (to be enough)
  2. to satisfy, to satiate, to supply (to provide enough in order to meet some need)

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future diwallaf diwelli diwalla diwallwn diwellwch, diwallwch diwallant diwellir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
diwallwn diwallit diwallai diwallem diwallech diwallent diwellid
preterite diwellais diwellaist diwallodd diwallasom diwallasoch diwallasant diwallwyd
pluperfect diwallaswn diwallasit diwallasai diwallasem diwallasech diwallasent diwallasid, diwallesid
present subjunctive diwallwyf diwellych diwallo diwallom diwalloch diwallont diwaller
imperative diwalla diwalled diwallwn diwellwch, diwallwch diwallent diwaller
verbal noun diwallu
verbal adjectives diwalledig
diwalladwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future diwalla i,
diwallaf i
diwalli di diwallith o/e/hi,
diwalliff e/hi
diwallwn ni diwallwch chi diwallan nhw
conditional diwallwn i,
diwallswn i
diwallet ti,
diwallset ti
diwallai fo/fe/hi,
diwallsai fo/fe/hi
diwallen ni,
diwallsen ni
diwallech chi,
diwallsech chi
diwallen nhw,
diwallsen nhw
preterite diwallais i,
diwalles i
diwallaist ti,
diwallest ti
diwallodd o/e/hi diwallon ni diwalloch chi diwallon nhw
imperative diwalla diwallwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of diwallu
radical soft nasal aspirate
diwallu ddiwallu niwallu 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), “diwallu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies