bennu

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Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

bennu (first-person singular present bennaf)

  1. Alternative form of dibennu (to end, to finish)
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future bennaf benni benna bennwn bennwch bennant bennir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
bennwn bennit bennai bennem bennech bennent bennid
preterite bennais bennaist bennodd benasom benasoch benasant bennwyd
pluperfect benaswn benasit benasai benasem benasech benasent benasid, benesid
present subjunctive bennwyf bennych benno bennom bennoch bennont benner
imperative benna benned bennwn bennwch bennent benner
verbal noun bennu
verbal adjectives benedig
benadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future benna i,
bennaf i
benni di bennith o/e/hi,
benniff e/hi
bennwn ni bennwch chi bennan nhw
conditional bennwn i,
benswn i
bennet ti,
benset ti
bennai fo/fe/hi,
bensai fo/fe/hi
bennen ni,
bensen ni
bennech chi,
bensech chi
bennen nhw,
bensen nhw
preterite bennais i,
bennes i
bennaist ti,
bennest ti
bennodd o/e/hi bennon ni bennoch chi bennon nhw
imperative benna bennwch

Mutation

Mutated forms of bennu
radical soft nasal aspirate
bennu fennu mennu unchanged

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

Etymology 2

Verb

bennu

  1. Soft mutation of pennu (to allocate, to decide).

Mutation

Mutated forms of pennu
radical soft nasal aspirate
pennu bennu mhennu phennu

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

Further reading

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