dianc

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • diainc, dihengi, dihangu, dihengyd

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdiː.aŋk/
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Verb

dianc (first-person singular present dihangaf)

  1. (intransitive) to escape, to flee
  2. (transitive) to escape from, to evade
    Synonym: osgoi
  3. (transitive) to rescue
    Synonym: gwaredu

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future dihangaf dihengi diainc, dihanga dihangwn dihengwch, dihangwch dihangant dihengir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 dihangwn dihangit dihangai dihangem dihangech dihangent dihengid
preterite dihengais dihengaist dihangodd diangasom diangasoch diangasant dihangwyd
pluperfect diangaswn diangasit diangasai diangasem diangasech diangasent diangasid, diangesid
present subjunctive dihangwyf dihengych dihango dihangom dihangoch dihangont dihanger
imperative — dianc, dihanga dihanged dihangwn dihengwch, dihangwch dihangent dihanger
verbal noun dianc
verbal adjectives diangedig
diangadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future dihanga i, dihangaf i dihangi di dihangith o/e/hi, dihangiff e/hi dihangwn ni dihangwch chi dihangan nhw
conditional dihangwn i, dihangswn i dihanget ti, dihangset ti dihangai fo/fe/hi, dihangsai fo/fe/hi dihangen ni, dihangsen ni dihangech chi, dihangsech chi dihangen nhw, dihangsen nhw
preterite dihangais i, dihanges i dihangaist ti, dihangest ti dihangodd o/e/hi dihangon ni dihangoch chi dihangon nhw
imperative — dihanga — — dihangwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • dihangdod m (“escapism”)
  • dihangfa f (“escape”)
  • dihangol (“escapist”, adjective)
  • dihangwr m (“escape artist”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dianc ddianc nianc 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), “dianc”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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