olynu

Welsh

Etymology

Back-formation from olynol (“consecutive”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɔˈlənɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɔˈləni/

Verb

olynu (first-person singular present olynaf)

1. (transitive) to succeed (to go or come after)

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	olynaf	olyni	olyna	olynwn	olynwch	olynant	olynir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	olynwn	olynit	olynai	olynem	olynech	olynent	olynid
preterite	olynais	olynaist	olynodd	olynasom	olynasoch	olynasant	olynwyd
pluperfect	olynaswn	olynasit	olynasai	olynasem	olynasech	olynasent	olynasid, olynesid
present subjunctive	olynwyf	olynych	olyno	olynom	olynoch	olynont	olyner
imperative	—	olyna	olyned	olynwn	olynwch	olynent	olyner
verbal noun	olynu
verbal adjectives	olynedig olynadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	olyna i, olynaf i	olyni di	olynith o/e/hi, olyniff e/hi	olynwn ni	olynwch chi	olynan nhw
conditional	olynwn i, olynswn i	olynet ti, olynset ti	olynai fo/fe/hi, olynsai fo/fe/hi	olynen ni, olynsen ni	olynech chi, olynsech chi	olynen nhw, olynsen nhw
preterite	olynais i, olynes i	olynaist ti, olynest ti	olynodd o/e/hi	olynon ni	olynoch chi	olynon nhw
imperative	—	olyna	—	—	olynwch	—

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

Related terms

• olynydd (“successor”)
• olyniaeth (“succession”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of olynu

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
olynu	unchanged	unchanged	holynu

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “olynu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies