mynnu
Welsh
Etymology
Cognate with Breton mennout and Cornish mynnes. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“think”), also the source of Ancient Greek μένος (ménos), Latin mens, and Proto-Germanic *manōną.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmənɨ/
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈməni/
Conjugation
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | mynna i, mynnaf i | mynni di | mynnith o/e/hi, mynniff e/hi | mynnwn ni | mynnwch chi | mynnan nhw |
| conditional | mynnwn i, mynnswn i | mynnet ti, mynnset ti | mynnai fo/fe/hi, mynnsai fo/fe/hi | mynnen ni, mynnsen ni | mynnech chi, mynnsech chi | mynnen nhw, mynnsen nhw |
| preterite | mynnais i, mynnes i | mynnaist ti, mynnest ti | mynnodd o/e/hi | mynnon ni | mynnoch chi | mynnon nhw |
| imperative | — | mynna | — | — | mynnwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950-), “mynnu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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