crafangu

Welsh

Alternative forms

• crafangio, crafango, crafancu

Etymology

crafanc (“claw, talon”) +‎ -u

Verb

crafangu (first-person singular present crafangaf)

1. to clutch, to paw
2. to grab, to grasp

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	crafangaf	crafangi	crafanga	crafangwn	crafangwch	crafangant	crafangir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	crafangwn	crafangit	crafangai	crafangem	crafangech	crafangent	crafangid
preterite	crafangais	crafangaist	crafangodd	crafangasom	crafangasoch	crafangasant	crafangwyd
pluperfect	crafangaswn	crafangasit	crafangasai	crafangasem	crafangasech	crafangasent	crafangasid, crafangesid
present subjunctive	crafangwyf	crafangych	crafango	crafangom	crafangoch	crafangont	crafanger
imperative	—	crafanga	crafanged	crafangwn	crafangwch	crafangent	crafanger
verbal noun	crafangu
verbal adjectives	crafangedig crafangadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	crafanga i, crafangaf i	crafangi di	crafangith o/e/hi, crafangiff e/hi	crafangwn ni	crafangwch chi	crafangan nhw
conditional	crafangwn i, crafangswn i	crafanget ti, crafangset ti	crafangai fo/fe/hi, crafangsai fo/fe/hi	crafangen ni, crafangsen ni	crafangech chi, crafangsech chi	crafangen nhw, crafangsen nhw
preterite	crafangais i, crafanges i	crafangaist ti, crafangest ti	crafangodd o/e/hi	crafangon ni	crafangoch chi	crafangon nhw
imperative	—	crafanga	—	—	crafangwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation

Mutated forms of crafangu

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
crafangu	grafangu	nghrafangu	chrafangu

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