cynhenna
Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cynnen (“contention, strife”) + -a.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]cynhenna (first-person singular present cynhennaf)
- (intransitive) to quarrel, to bicker, to wrangle
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | cynhennaf | cynhenni | cynhenna | cynhennwn | cynhennwch | cynhennant | cynhennir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
cynhennwn | cynhennit | cynhennai | cynhennem | cynhennech | cynhennent | cynhennid | |
| preterite | cynhennais | cynhennaist | cynhennodd | cynhenasom | cynhenasoch | cynhenasant | cynhennwyd | |
| pluperfect | cynhenaswn | cynhenasit | cynhenasai | cynhenasem | cynhenasech | cynhenasent | cynhenasid, cynhenesid | |
| present subjunctive | cynhennwyf | cynhennych | cynhenno | cynhennom | cynhennoch | cynhennont | cynhenner | |
| imperative | — | cynhenna | cynhenned | cynhennwn | cynhennwch | cynhennent | cynhenner | |
| verbal noun | cynhenna | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | cynhenedig cynhenadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | cynhenna i, cynhennaf i | cynhenni di | cynhennith o/e/hi, cynhenniff e/hi | cynhennwn ni | cynhennwch chi | cynhennan nhw |
| conditional | cynhennwn i, cynhennswn i | cynhennet ti, cynhennset ti | cynhennai fo/fe/hi, cynhennsai fo/fe/hi | cynhennen ni, cynhennsen ni | cynhennech chi, cynhennsech chi | cynhennen nhw, cynhennsen nhw |
| preterite | cynhennais i, cynhennes i | cynhennaist ti, cynhennest ti | cynhennodd o/e/hi | cynhennon ni | cynhennoch chi | cynhennon nhw |
| imperative | — | cynhenna | — | — | cynhennwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
[edit]- cynhennwr (“wrangler”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| cynhenna | gynhenna | nghynhenna | chynhenna |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cynhenna”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies