damsang
Welsh
Alternative forms
- dansang
Verb
damsang (first-person singular present damsangaf)
- (South Wales) to tread (ar on), to trample
- Synonyms: sengi, sathru
- (South Wales, figurative) to oppress
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | damsangaf | damsengi | damsanga | damsangwn | damsengwch, damsangwch | damsangant | damsengir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
damsangwn | damsangit | damsangai | damsangem | damsangech | damsangent | damsengid | |
| preterite | damsengais | damsengaist | damsangodd | damsangasom | damsangasoch | damsangasant | damsangwyd | |
| pluperfect | damsangaswn | damsangasit | damsangasai | damsangasem | damsangasech | damsangasent | damsangasid, damsangesid | |
| present subjunctive | damsangwyf | damsengych | damsango | damsangom | damsangoch | damsangont | damsanger | |
| imperative | — | damsanga | damsanged | damsangwn | damsengwch, damsangwch | damsangent | damsanger | |
| verbal noun | damsang | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | damsangedig damsangadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | damsanga i, damsangaf i | damsangi di | damsangith o/e/hi, damsangiff e/hi | damsangwn ni | damsangwch chi | damsangan nhw |
| conditional | damsangwn i, damsangswn i | damsanget ti, damsangset ti | damsangai fo/fe/hi, damsangsai fo/fe/hi | damsangen ni, damsangsen ni | damsangech chi, damsangsech chi | damsangen nhw, damsangsen nhw |
| preterite | damsangais i, damsanges i | damsangaist ti, damsangest ti | damsangodd o/e/hi | damsangon ni | damsangoch chi | damsangon nhw |
| imperative | — | damsanga | — | — | damsangwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “damsang”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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