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Old English
Pronunciation
Noun
denu f
- Alternative form of dene
Declension
Declension of denu (strong ō-stem)
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh dynu, from Proto-Celtic *dinati.[1] Cognate with Breton denaff (“suck”), Old English delu (“nipple”), Latin fēmina (“woman”).
Pronunciation
Verb
denu (first-person singular present denaf)
- to attract
Conjugation
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms
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singular
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plural
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| first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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| future
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dena i, denaf i
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deni di
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denith o/e/hi, deniff e/hi
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denwn ni
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denwch chi
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denan nhw
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| conditional
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denwn i, denswn i
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denet ti, denset ti
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denai fo/fe/hi, densai fo/fe/hi
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denen ni, densen ni
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denech chi, densech chi
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denen nhw, densen nhw
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| preterite
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denais i, denes i
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denaist ti, denest ti
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denodd o/e/hi
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denon ni
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denoch chi
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denon nhw
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| imperative
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—
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dena
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—
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—
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denwch
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—
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| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.
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Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “denu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies