glynu

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Welsh

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Etymology

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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

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Verb

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glynu (first-person singular present glynaf)

  1. to stick, adhere

Conjugation

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
glynu lynu nglynu unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  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