denu
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈde.nu/
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh dynu, from Proto-Celtic *dinati.[1] Cognate with Breton denaff (“suck”), Old English delu (“nipple”), Latin fēmina (“woman”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdɛnɨ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdeːni/, /ˈdɛni/
Conjugation
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | dena i, denaf i | deni di | denith o/e/hi, deniff e/hi | denwn ni | denwch chi | denan nhw |
| conditional | denwn i, denswn i | denet ti, denset ti | denai fo/fe/hi, densai fo/fe/hi | denen ni, densen ni | denech chi, densech chi | denen nhw, densen nhw |
| preterite | denais i, denes i | denaist ti, denest ti | denodd o/e/hi | denon ni | denoch chi | denon nhw |
| imperative | — | dena | — | — | denwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
- dengar
- deniad
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| denu | ddenu | nenu | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “denu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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