glynu

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Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *glinati,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *gleh₁y- (sticky, liquid).[2] Equivalent to glŷn (sticking, adhering) +‎ -u. Cognate with Cornish glena, Middle Breton en-glenaff and Old Irish glenaid.

Pronunciation

Verb

glynu (first-person singular present glynaf)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to stick, adhere
    Synonyms: cydio, sticio, ymludio
    1. to attach oneself
      Synonym: ymgysylltu
    2. to remain loyal
  2. to settle (of snow, etc.)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of glynu
radical soft nasal aspirate
glynu lynu nglynu unchanged

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

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “glynaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 92 i