cynanu

Welsh

Etymology

From cynnan (“ready, fluent, eloquent, witty; clear, melodious, loud, praiseworthy; whole, complete”) +‎ -u.

Verb

cynanu (first-person singular present cynanaf)

1. (phonetics) to articulate
2. (loosely) to pronounce

   Synonym: ynganu

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	cynanaf	cyneni	cynana	cynanwn	cynenwch, cynanwch	cynanant	cynenir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	cynanwn	cynanit	cynanai	cynanem	cynanech	cynanent	cynenid
preterite	cynenais	cynenaist	cynanodd	cynanasom	cynanasoch	cynanasant	cynanwyd
pluperfect	cynanaswn	cynanasit	cynanasai	cynanasem	cynanasech	cynanasent	cynanasid, cynanesid
present subjunctive	cynanwyf	cynenych	cynano	cynanom	cynanoch	cynanont	cynaner
imperative	—	cynana	cynaned	cynanwn	cynenwch, cynanwch	cynanent	cynaner
verbal noun	cynanu
verbal adjectives	cynanedig cynanadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	cynana i, cynanaf i	cynani di	cynanith o/e/hi, cynaniff e/hi	cynanwn ni	cynanwch chi	cynanan nhw
conditional	cynanwn i, cynanswn i	cynanet ti, cynanset ti	cynanai fo/fe/hi, cynansai fo/fe/hi	cynanen ni, cynansen ni	cynanech chi, cynansech chi	cynanen nhw, cynansen nhw
preterite	cynanais i, cynanes i	cynanaist ti, cynanest ti	cynanodd o/e/hi	cynanon ni	cynanoch chi	cynanon nhw
imperative	—	cynana	—	—	cynanwch	—

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

Derived terms

• cynaniad (“articulation, pronunciation”)
• cynanwr (“articulator”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cynanu

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cynanu	gynanu	nghynanu	chynanu

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