# dymchwel
## Welsh
### Alternative forms

* dymchwelyd

### Etymology

dym- (“circum-, ambi-”) +‎ chwêl (“turn”)

### Pronunciation

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### Verb

dymchwel (first-person singular present dymchwelaf)
* (transitive) to overturn, to overthrow
    Synonyms: taflu i lawr, bwrw i lawr, ymchwelyd
* (transitive) to demolish
    Synonyms: dinistrio, malurio
* (archaic, literary, transitive) to turn over
    Synonyms: moelyd, troi drosodd, troi o chwith
* (archaic, literary, intransitive) to overturn, to fall upside down
    Synonyms: troi drosodd, cwympo, syrthio, disgyn

#### Conjugation

| | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | impersonal | impersonal |
| | first | second | third | first | second | third | impersonal | impersonal |
| present indicative/future | dymchwelaf | dymchweli | dymchwel, dymchwela | dymchwelwn | dymchwelwch | dymchwelant | dymchwelir |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | dymchwelwn | dymchwelit | dymchwelai | dymchwelem | dymchwelech | dymchwelent | dymchwelid |
| preterite | dymchwelais | dymchwelaist | dymchwelodd | dymchwelasom | dymchwelasoch | dymchwelasant | dymchwelwyd |
| pluperfect | dymchwelaswn | dymchwelasit | dymchwelasai | dymchwelasem | dymchwelasech | dymchwelasent | dymchwelasid, dymchwelesid |
| present subjunctive | dymchwelwyf | dymchwelych | dymchwelo | dymchwelom | dymchweloch | dymchwelont | dymchweler |
| imperative | — | dymchwel, dymchwela | dymchweled | dymchwelwn | dymchwelwch | dymchwelent | dymchweler |
| verbal noun | dymchwel | dymchwel | dymchwel | dymchwel | dymchwel | dymchwel | dymchwel |
| verbal adjectives | dymchweledig dymchweladwy | dymchweledig dymchweladwy | dymchweledig dymchweladwy | dymchweledig dymchweladwy | dymchweledig dymchweladwy | dymchweledig dymchweladwy | dymchweledig dymchweladwy |
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| Inflected colloquial forms | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| future | dymchwela i, dymchwelaf i | dymchweli di | dymchwelith o/e/hi, dymchweliff e/hi | dymchwelwn ni | dymchwelwch chi | dymchwelan nhw |
| conditional | dymchwelwn i, dymchwelswn i | dymchwelet ti, dymchwelset ti | dymchwelai fo/fe/hi, dymchwelsai fo/fe/hi | dymchwelen ni, dymchwelsen ni | dymchwelech chi, dymchwelsech chi | dymchwelen nhw, dymchwelsen nhw |
| preterite | dymchwelais i, dymchweles i | dymchwelaist ti, dymchwelest ti | dymchwelodd o/e/hi | dymchwelon ni | dymchweloch chi | dymchwelon nhw |
| imperative | — | dymchwela | — | — | dymchwelwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. |||||||

#### Related terms

* chwelydr (“plough's mouldboard”)
* dychwelyd (“to return”)
* ymchwelyd (“to turn back, to turn over”)

### Further reading

* D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “dymchwel”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh-English Dictionary, Gwerin
* R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dymchwel”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies