brwyna

Welsh

Etymology

From brwyn (“rushes”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbrʊɨ̯na/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbrʊi̯na/
• Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯na

Verb

brwyna (first-person singular present brwynaf)

1. to gather rushes
2. to cover with rushes

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	brwynaf	brwyni	brwyna	brwynwn	brwynwch	brwynant	brwynir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	brwynwn	brwynit	brwynai	brwynem	brwynech	brwynent	brwynid
preterite	brwynais	brwynaist	brwynodd	brwynasom	brwynasoch	brwynasant	brwynwyd
pluperfect	brwynaswn	brwynasit	brwynasai	brwynasem	brwynasech	brwynasent	brwynasid, brwynesid
present subjunctive	brwynwyf	brwynych	brwyno	brwynom	brwynoch	brwynont	brwyner
imperative	—	brwyna	brwyned	brwynwn	brwynwch	brwynent	brwyner
verbal noun	brwyna
verbal adjectives	brwynedig brwynadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	brwyna i, brwynaf i	brwyni di	brwynith o/e/hi, brwyniff e/hi	brwynwn ni	brwynwch chi	brwynan nhw
conditional	brwynwn i, brwynswn i	brwynet ti, brwynset ti	brwynai fo/fe/hi, brwynsai fo/fe/hi	brwynen ni, brwynsen ni	brwynech chi, brwynsech chi	brwynen nhw, brwynsen nhw
preterite	brwynais i, brwynes i	brwynaist ti, brwynest ti	brwynodd o/e/hi	brwynon ni	brwynoch chi	brwynon nhw
imperative	—	brwyna	—	—	brwynwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation

Mutated forms of brwyna

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
brwyna	frwyna	mrwyna	unchanged

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