amcanu

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Welsh

Etymology

From amcan (“aim”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

amcanu (first-person singular present amcanaf)

  1. to aim, to intend

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future amcanaf amceni amcana amcanwn amcenwch, amcanwch amcanant amcenir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		amcanwn amcanit amcanai amcanem amcanech amcanent amcenid
preterite amcenais amcenaist amcanodd amcanasom amcanasoch amcanasant amcanwyd
pluperfect amcanaswn amcanasit amcanasai amcanasem amcanasech amcanasent amcanasid, amcanesid
present subjunctive amcanwyf amcenych amcano amcanom amcanoch amcanont amcaner
imperative — amcana amcaned amcanwn amcenwch, amcanwch amcanent amcaner
verbal noun amcanu
verbal adjectives amcanedig
amcanadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future amcana i, amcanaf i amcani di amcanith o/e/hi, amcaniff e/hi amcanwn ni amcanwch chi amcanan nhw
conditional amcanwn i, amcanswn i amcanet ti, amcanset ti amcanai fo/fe/hi, amcansai fo/fe/hi amcanen ni, amcansen ni amcanech chi, amcansech chi amcanen nhw, amcansen nhw
preterite amcanais i, amcanes i amcanaist ti, amcanest ti amcanodd o/e/hi amcanon ni amcanoch chi amcanon nhw
imperative — amcana — — amcanwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of amcanu
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
amcanu unchanged unchanged hamcanu

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “amcanu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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