cannu

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Welsh

Etymology

From can (“white, brilliant”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

cannu (first-person singular present cannaf)

  1. to bleach, to whiten

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cannaf cenni canna cannwn cennwch, cannwch cannant cennir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		cannwn cannit cannai cannem cannech cannent cennid
preterite cennais cennaist cannodd cannasom cannasoch cannasant cannwyd
pluperfect cannaswn cannasit cannasai cannasem cannasech cannasent cannasid, cannesid
present subjunctive cannwyf cennych canno cannom cannoch cannont canner
imperative — canna canned cannwn cennwch, cannwch cannent canner
verbal noun cannu
verbal adjectives cannedig
cannadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future canna i, cannaf i canni di cannith o/e/hi, canniff e/hi cannwn ni cannwch chi cannan nhw
conditional cannwn i, cannswn i cannet ti, cannset ti cannai fo/fe/hi, cannsai fo/fe/hi cannen ni, cannsen ni cannech chi, cannsech chi cannen nhw, cannsen nhw
preterite cannais i, cannes i cannaist ti, cannest ti cannodd o/e/hi cannon ni cannoch chi cannon nhw
imperative — canna — — cannwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cannu gannu nghannu channu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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