ehangu

Welsh

Etymology

From eang (“broad, wide”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

ehangu (first-person singular present ehangaf)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to expand, to extend, to broaden, to enlarge

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ehangaf ehengi ehanga ehangwn ehengwch, ehangwch ehangant ehengir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 ehangwn ehangit ehangai ehangem ehangech ehangent ehengid
preterite ehengais ehengaist ehangodd eangasom eangasoch eangasant ehangwyd
pluperfect eangaswn eangasit eangasai eangasem eangasech eangasent eangasid, eangesid
present subjunctive ehangwyf ehengych ehango ehangom ehangoch ehangont ehanger
imperative — ehanga ehanged ehangwn ehengwch, ehangwch ehangent ehanger
verbal noun ehangu
verbal adjectives eangedig
eangadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future ehanga i, ehangaf i ehangi di ehangith o/e/hi, ehangiff e/hi ehangwn ni ehangwch chi ehangan nhw
conditional ehangwn i, ehangswn i ehanget ti, ehangset ti ehangai fo/fe/hi, ehangsai fo/fe/hi ehangen ni, ehangsen ni ehangech chi, ehangsech chi ehangen nhw, ehangsen nhw
preterite ehangais i, ehanges i ehangaist ti, ehangest ti ehangodd o/e/hi ehangon ni ehangoch chi ehangon nhw
imperative — ehanga — — ehangwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • ehangiad (“expansion, extension, enlargement”)
  • ymehangu (“to expand, to grow larger”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ehangu unchanged unchanged hehangu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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