masnachu
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From masnach (“trade, commerce”) + -u.
Verb
[edit]masnachu (first-person singular present masnachaf)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | masnachaf | masnachi | masnacha | masnachwn | masnachwch | masnachant | masnachir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
masnachwn | masnachit | masnachai | masnachem | masnachech | masnachent | masnachid | |
| preterite | masnachais | masnachaist | masnachodd | masnachasom | masnachasoch | masnachasant | masnachwyd | |
| pluperfect | masnachaswn | masnachasit | masnachasai | masnachasem | masnachasech | masnachasent | masnachasid, masnachesid | |
| present subjunctive | masnachwyf | masnachych | masnacho | masnachom | masnachoch | masnachont | masnacher | |
| imperative | — | masnacha | masnached | masnachwn | masnachwch | masnachent | masnacher | |
| verbal noun | masnachu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | masnachedig masnachadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | masnacha i, masnachaf i | masnachi di | masnachith o/e/hi, masnachiff e/hi | masnachwn ni | masnachwch chi | masnachan nhw |
| conditional | masnachwn i, masnachswn i | masnachet ti, masnachset ti | masnachai fo/fe/hi, masnachsai fo/fe/hi | masnachen ni, masnachsen ni | masnachech chi, masnachsech chi | masnachen nhw, masnachsen nhw |
| preterite | masnachais i, masnaches i | masnachaist ti, masnachest ti | masnachodd o/e/hi | masnachon ni | masnachoch chi | masnachon nhw |
| imperative | — | masnacha | — | — | masnachwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
[edit]- masnachwr (“trader, dealer, merchant”)
Related terms
[edit]- masnach (“trade, commerce”)
- masnachdy (“shop”)
- masnachfraint (“franchise”)
- masnachol (“commercial”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| masnachu | fasnachu | unchanged | unchanged |
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), “masnachu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies