traeanu
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /treɨ̯.ˈanɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /treɨ̯.ˈa(ː)ni/
- Rhymes: -anɨ̞
Verb
[edit]traeanu (first-person singular present traeanaf)
- (mathematics) to trisect (into three equal parts)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | traeanaf | traeeni | traeana | traeanwn | traeenwch, traeanwch | traeanant | traeenir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
traeanwn | traeanit | traeanai | traeanem | traeanech | traeanent | traeenid | |
| preterite | traeenais | traeenaist | traeanodd | traeanasom | traeanasoch | traeanasant | traeanwyd | |
| pluperfect | traeanaswn | traeanasit | traeanasai | traeanasem | traeanasech | traeanasent | traeanasid, traeanesid | |
| present subjunctive | traeanwyf | traeenych | traeano | traeanom | traeanoch | traeanont | traeaner | |
| imperative | — | traeana | traeaned | traeanwn | traeenwch, traeanwch | traeanent | traeaner | |
| verbal noun | traeanu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | traeanedig traeanadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | traeana i, traeanaf i | traeani di | traeanith o/e/hi, traeaniff e/hi | traeanwn ni | traeanwch chi | traeanan nhw |
| conditional | traeanwn i, traeanswn i | traeanet ti, traeanset ti | traeanai fo/fe/hi, traeansai fo/fe/hi | traeanen ni, traeansen ni | traeanech chi, traeansech chi | traeanen nhw, traeansen nhw |
| preterite | traeanais i, traeanes i | traeanaist ti, traeanest ti | traeanodd o/e/hi | traeanon ni | traeanoch chi | traeanon nhw |
| imperative | — | traeana | — | — | traeanwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Related terms
[edit]- teirannu (“to trisect (in general)”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| traeanu | draeanu | nhraeanu | thraeanu |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “traeanu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies