tynnu
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Welsh tynnu, from Proto-Brythonic *tɨnnɨd, either from Latin tendō or from a Proto-Celtic cognate of it; either way from Proto-Indo-European *tend- (“stretch, extend”). Cognate with Middle Cornish tenna, tenne, Modern Cornish tedna (“to pull”), Old Breton tinsit (“scattered, strewed”), Middle Breton tennaff, Modern Breton tennañ, Old Irish tendaid (“to press”).[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtənɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtəni/
- Rhymes: -ənɨ̞
Verb
edittynnu (first-person singular present tynnaf)
- to pull, to draw
- to draw, to unsheath (a weapon)
- to take (a picture)
- to extract
- to take off, to remove
- (arithmetic) to subtract
Conjugation
editConjugation (literary)
singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
present indicative/future | tynnaf | tynni | tyn | tynnwn | tynnwch | tynnant | tynnir | |
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
tynnwn | tynnit | tynnai | tynnem | tynnech | tynnent | tynnid | |
preterite | tynnais | tynnaist | tynnodd | tynasom | tynasoch | tynasant | tynnwyd | |
pluperfect | tynaswn | tynasit | tynasai | tynasem | tynasech | tynasent | tynasid, tynesid | |
present subjunctive | tynnwyf | tynnych | tynno | tynnom | tynnoch | tynnont | tynner | |
imperative | — | tyn, tynna | tynned | tynnwn | tynnwch | tynnent | tynner | |
verbal noun | tynnu | |||||||
verbal adjectives | tynedig tynadwy |
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |
future | tynna i, tynnaf i | tynni di | tynnith o/e/hi, tynniff e/hi | tynnwn ni | tynnwch chi | tynnan nhw |
conditional | tynnwn i, tynswn i | tynnet ti, tynset ti | tynnai fo/fe/hi, tynsai fo/fe/hi | tynnen ni, tynsen ni | tynnech chi, tynsech chi | tynnen nhw, tynsen nhw |
preterite | tynnais i, tynnes i | tynnaist ti, tynnest ti | tynnodd o/e/hi | tynnon ni | tynnoch chi | tynnon nhw |
imperative | — | tynna | — | — | tynnwch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. |
Derived terms
edit- atynnu (“attract”, verb)
- tight, taut, fast (adjective)[2]
- tyniad (“drawing, pulling”)
- tynnu cwtws (“to draw lots”)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
tynnu | dynnu | nhynnu | thynnu |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tynnu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Categories:
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *tend- (stretch)
- Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Latin
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/ənɨ̞
- Rhymes:Welsh/ənɨ̞/2 syllables
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh verbs
- cy:Arithmetic