synnu

Welsh

Etymology

Perhaps a variant of synio (“think, imagine”).[1] Equivalent of syn (“surprised”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

synnu (first-person singular present synnaf, not mutable)

  1. (intransitive) to be surprised
    Synonym: syfrdanu
  2. (transitive) to surprise
    Synonym: syfrdanu

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future synnaf synni synna synnwn synnwch synnant synnir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 synnwn synnit synnai synnem synnech synnent synnid
preterite synnais synnaist synnodd synnasom synnasoch synnasant synnwyd
pluperfect synnaswn synnasit synnasai synnasem synnasech synnasent synnasid, synnesid
present subjunctive synnwyf synnych synno synnom synnoch synnont synner
imperative — synna synned synnwn synnwch synnent synner
verbal noun synnu
verbal adjectives synnedig
synnadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future synna i, synnaf i synni di synnith o/e/hi, synniff e/hi synnwn ni synnwch chi synnan nhw
conditional synnwn i, synswn i synnet ti, synset ti synnai fo/fe/hi, synsai fo/fe/hi synnen ni, synsen ni synnech chi, synsech chi synnen nhw, synsen nhw
preterite synnais i, synnes i synnaist ti, synnest ti synnodd o/e/hi synnon ni synnoch chi synnon nhw
imperative — synna — — synnwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • syn (“surprised, astonished”)
  • syndod (“surprise”)

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