Nominal Forms
Verb noun:
dileu
Verbal adjectives:
dileedig; dileadwy
Indicative
Present / Future
| Sg.1 | dileaf |
| Sg.2 | dilei |
| Sg.3 | dilea |
| Pl.1 | dilëwn |
| Pl.2 | dilëwch |
| Pl.3 | dileant |
| Impersonal | dilëir |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | dileais |
| Sg.2 | dileaist |
| Sg.3 | dileodd |
| Pl.1 | dileasom |
| Pl.2 | dileasoch |
| Pl.3 | dileasant |
| Impersonal | dilëwyd |
Pluperfect
| Sg.1 | dileaswn |
| Sg.2 | dileasit |
| Sg.3 | dileasai |
| Pl.1 | dileasem |
| Pl.2 | dileasech |
| Pl.3 | dileasent |
| Impersonal | dileasid; dileesid |
Imperfect (Indicative/Subjunctive)
Subjunctive
Present
| Sg.1 | dilëwyf |
| Sg.2 | dileych |
| Sg.3 | dileo |
| Pl.1 | dileom |
| Pl.2 | dileoch |
| Pl.3 | dileont |
| Impersonal | dileer |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | dilea |
| Sg.3 | dileed |
| Pl.1 | dilëwn |
| Pl.2 | dilëwch; dilewch |
| Pl.3 | dileent |
| Impersonal | dileer |
Colloquial Forms
Future
| Sg.1 | dilea i; dileaf i |
| Sg.2 | dilei di |
| Sg.3 | dileith o; dileiff e |
| Pl.1 | dilewn ni |
| Pl.2 | dilewch chi |
| Pl.3 | dilean nhw |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | dileais i; dilees i |
| Sg.2 | dileaist ti; dileest ti |
| Sg.3 | dileodd o |
| Pl.1 | dileon ni |
| Pl.2 | dileoch chi |
| Pl.3 | dileon nhw |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | dilewn i; dileswn i |
| Sg.2 | dileet ti; dileset ti |
| Sg.3 | dileai fo; dilesai fo |
| Pl.1 | dileen ni; dilesen ni |
| Pl.2 | dileech chi; dilesech chi |
| Pl.3 | dileen nhw; dilesen nhw |
Verbs similar to 'dileu'
dilyn,
dyheu,
biasu,
caledu,
cilio,
creu,
dadlau,
dal,
deilio,
delio,
Etymology
From Middle Welsh dileu, from Proto-Brythonic *dileɣọd, from Proto-Celtic *dīlegeti (“to destroy”); cognate with Old Irish do·lega. Sense influenced by Latin dēleō, dēlētus and its descendants.
Verbs referencing "dileu"
Old Irish
dolega.
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