cynanu

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Welsh

Etymology

From cynnan (“ready, fluent, eloquent, witty; clear, melodious, loud, praiseworthy; whole, complete”) +‎ -u.

Verb

cynanu (first-person singular present cynanaf)

  1. (phonetics) to articulate
  2. (loosely) to pronounce
    Synonym: ynganu

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cynanaf cyneni cynana cynanwn cynenwch, cynanwch cynanant cynenir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		cynanwn cynanit cynanai cynanem cynanech cynanent cynenid
preterite cynenais cynenaist cynanodd cynanasom cynanasoch cynanasant cynanwyd
pluperfect cynanaswn cynanasit cynanasai cynanasem cynanasech cynanasent cynanasid, cynanesid
present subjunctive cynanwyf cynenych cynano cynanom cynanoch cynanont cynaner
imperative — cynana cynaned cynanwn cynenwch, cynanwch cynanent cynaner
verbal noun cynanu
verbal adjectives cynanedig
cynanadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future cynana i, cynanaf i cynani di cynanith o/e/hi, cynaniff e/hi cynanwn ni cynanwch chi cynanan nhw
conditional cynanwn i, cynanswn i cynanet ti, cynanset ti cynanai fo/fe/hi, cynansai fo/fe/hi cynanen ni, cynansen ni cynanech chi, cynansech chi cynanen nhw, cynansen nhw
preterite cynanais i, cynanes i cynanaist ti, cynanest ti cynanodd o/e/hi cynanon ni cynanoch chi cynanon nhw
imperative — cynana — — cynanwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cynanu
radical soft nasal aspirate
cynanu gynanu nghynanu chynanu

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), “cynanu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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