Nominal Forms
Verb noun:
dewis
Verbal adjectives:
dewisedig; dewisadwy
Indicative
Present / Future
| Sg.1 | dewisaf |
| Sg.2 | dewisi |
| Sg.3 | dewis; dewisa |
| Pl.1 | dewiswn |
| Pl.2 | dewiswch |
| Pl.3 | dewisant |
| Impersonal | dewisir |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | dewisais |
| Sg.2 | dewisaist |
| Sg.3 | dewisodd |
| Pl.1 | dewisasom |
| Pl.2 | dewisasoch |
| Pl.3 | dewisasant |
| Impersonal | dewiswyd |
Pluperfect
| Sg.1 | dewisaswn |
| Sg.2 | dewisasit |
| Sg.3 | dewisasai |
| Pl.1 | dewisasem |
| Pl.2 | dewisasech |
| Pl.3 | dewisasent |
| Impersonal | dewisasid; dewisesid |
Imperfect (Indicative/Subjunctive)
| Sg.1 | dewiswn |
| Sg.2 | dewisit |
| Sg.3 | dewisai |
| Pl.1 | dewisem |
| Pl.2 | dewisech |
| Pl.3 | dewisent |
| Impersonal | dewisid |
Subjunctive
Present
| Sg.1 | dewiswyf |
| Sg.2 | dewisych |
| Sg.3 | dewiso |
| Pl.1 | dewisom |
| Pl.2 | dewisoch |
| Pl.3 | dewisont |
| Impersonal | dewiser |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | dewis; dewisa |
| Sg.3 | dewised |
| Pl.1 | dewiswn |
| Pl.2 | dewiswch |
| Pl.3 | dewisent |
| Impersonal | dewiser |
Colloquial Forms
Future
| Sg.1 | dewisa i; dewisaf i |
| Sg.2 | dewisi di |
| Sg.3 | dewisith o; dewisiff e |
| Pl.1 | dewiswn ni |
| Pl.2 | dewiswch chi |
| Pl.3 | dewisan nhw |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | dewisais i; dewises i |
| Sg.2 | dewisaist ti; dewisest ti |
| Sg.3 | dewisodd o |
| Pl.1 | dewison ni |
| Pl.2 | dewisoch chi |
| Pl.3 | dewison nhw |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | dewiswn i; dewisswn i |
| Sg.2 | dewiset ti; dewisset ti |
| Sg.3 | dewisai fo; dewissai fo |
| Pl.1 | dewisen ni; dewissen ni |
| Pl.2 | dewisech chi; dewissech chi |
| Pl.3 | dewisen nhw; dewissen nhw |
Verbs conjugated like 'dewis'
ymddiried,
perthyn,
gwarchod,
gwarchae,
lled-orwedd,
gorwedd,
dychryn,
camesgor,
dewis,
esgor,
achub,
arfer,
cwrdd,
ymddeol,
ymochel,
dynwared,
dymchwel,
achwyn,
gafael,
gochel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'dewis'
delio,
drewi,
newid,
tewi,
berwi,
damio,
deall,
deifio,
deilio,
ditio,
Translations
choose, to pick
select, to choose one or more elements from a set
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to taste, try, choose”), possibly via Proto-Celtic *to-guseti (compare Old Irish do·goa). Cognate with Cornish dewis, Breton diuz. See: Cornish '
dewis', Breton '
diuz'.
Verbs referencing "dewis"
Cornish
dewis.
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