cregynna

Welsh

Etymology

From cregyn (“shells”) +‎ -a. Cognate with Cornish kregynna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɛˈɡəna/
• Rhymes: -əna

Verb

cregynna (first-person singular present cregynnaf)

1. to gather shells

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	cregynnaf	cregynni	cregynna	cregynnwn	cregynnwch	cregynnant	cregynnir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	cregynnwn	cregynnit	cregynnai	cregynnem	cregynnech	cregynnent	cregynnid
preterite	cregynnais	cregynnaist	cregynnodd	cregynasom	cregynasoch	cregynasant	cregynnwyd
pluperfect	cregynaswn	cregynasit	cregynasai	cregynasem	cregynasech	cregynasent	cregynasid, cregynesid
present subjunctive	cregynnwyf	cregynnych	cregynno	cregynnom	cregynnoch	cregynnont	cregynner
imperative	—	cregynna	cregynned	cregynnwn	cregynnwch	cregynnent	cregynner
verbal noun	cregynna
verbal adjectives	cregynedig cregynadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	celynna i, celynnaf i	celynni di	celynnith o/e/hi, celynniff e/hi	celynnwn ni	celynnwch chi	celynnan nhw
conditional	cregynnwn i, cregynswn i	cregynnet ti, cregynset ti	cregynnai fo/fe/hi, cregynsai fo/fe/hi	cregynnen ni, cregynsen ni	cregynnech chi, cregynsech chi	cregynnen nhw, cregynsen nhw
preterite	celynnais i, celynnes i	celynnaist ti, celynnest ti	celynnodd o/e/hi	celynnon ni	celynnoch chi	celynnon nhw
imperative	—	celynna	—	—	celynnwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cregynna	gregynna	nghregynna	chregynna
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), “cregynna”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies