barnu

Welsh

Etymology

From barn (“judgement, sentence; opinion”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbarnɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbarni/

Verb

barnu (first-person singular present barnaf)

1. to adjudge, to adjudicate
2. to try, to pass sentence

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	barnaf	berni	barna	barnwn	bernwch, barnwch	barnant	bernir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	barnwn	barnit	barnai	barnem	barnech	barnent	bernid
preterite	bernais	bernaist	barnodd	barnasom	barnasoch	barnasant	barnwyd
pluperfect	barnaswn	barnasit	barnasai	barnasem	barnasech	barnasent	barnasid, barnesid
present subjunctive	barnwyf	bernych	barno	barnom	barnoch	barnont	barner
imperative	—	barna	barned	barnwn	bernwch, barnwch	barnent	barner
verbal noun	barnu
verbal adjectives	barnedig barnadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	barna i, barnaf i	barni di	barnith o/e/hi, barniff e/hi	barnwn ni	barnwch chi	barnan nhw
conditional	barnwn i, barnswn i	barnet ti, barnset ti	barnai fo/fe/hi, barnsai fo/fe/hi	barnen ni, barnsen ni	barnech chi, barnsech chi	barnen nhw, barnsen nhw
preterite	barnais i, barnes i	barnaist ti, barnest ti	barnodd o/e/hi	barnon ni	barnoch chi	barnon nhw
imperative	—	barna	—	—	barnwch	—

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• barnwr (“judge”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of barnu

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
barnu	farnu	marnu	unchanged

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