cecru
Welsh
Alternative forms
- cecran (South Wales)
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkɛkrɨ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkɛkri/
Etymology
From cecr (“quarrelsome”) + -u.
Verb
cecru (first-person singular present cecraf)
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | cecraf | cecri | cecra | cecrwn | cecrwch | cecrant | cecrir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
cecrwn | cecrit | cecrai | cecrem | cecrech | cecrent | cecrid | |
| preterite | cecrais | cecraist | cecrodd | cecrasom | cecrasoch | cecrasant | cecrwyd | |
| pluperfect | cecraswn | cecrasit | cecrasai | cecrasem | cecrasech | cecrasent | cecrasid, cecresid | |
| present subjunctive | cecrwyf | cecrych | cecro | cecrom | cecroch | cecront | cecrer | |
| imperative | — | cecra | cecred | cecrwn | cecrwch | cecrent | cecrer | |
| verbal noun | cecru | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | cecredig cecradwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | cecra i, cecraf i | cecri di | cecrith o/e/hi, cecriff e/hi | cecrwn ni | cecrwch chi | cecran nhw |
| conditional | cecrwn i, cecrswn i | cecret ti, cecrset ti | cecrai fo/fe/hi, cecrsai fo/fe/hi | cecren ni, cecrsen ni | cecrech chi, cecrsech chi | cecren nhw, cecrsen nhw |
| preterite | cecrais i, cecres i | cecraist ti, cecrest ti | cecrodd o/e/hi | cecron ni | cecroch chi | cecron nhw |
| imperative | — | cecra | — | — | cecrwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cecru | gecru | nghecru | checru |
| 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-), “cecru”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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