acennu
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From acen (“accent”) + -u.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /aˈkɛnɨ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /aˈkɛni/
Verb[edit]
acennu (first-person singular present acennaf)
- to accentuate, to stress[2]
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | acennaf | acenni | acenna | acennwn | acennwch | acennant | acennir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
acennwn | acennit | acennai | acennem | acennech | acennent | acennid | |
| preterite | acennais | acennaist | acennodd | acenasom | acenasoch | acenasant | acennwyd | |
| pluperfect | acenaswn | acenasit | acenasai | acenasem | acenasech | acenasent | acenasid, acenesid | |
| present subjunctive | acennwyf | acennych | acenno | acennom | acennoch | acennont | acenner | |
| imperative | — | acenna | acenned | acennwn | acennwch | acennent | acenner | |
| verbal noun | acennu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | acenedig acenadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | acenna i, acennaf i | acenni di | acennith o/e/hi, acenniff e/hi | acennwn ni | acennwch chi | acennan nhw |
| conditional | acennwn i, acennswn i | acennet ti, acennset ti | acennai fo/fe/hi, acennsai fo/fe/hi | acennen ni, acennsen ni | acennech chi, acennsech chi | acennen nhw, acennsen nhw |
| preterite | acennais i, acennes i | acennaist ti, acennest ti | acennodd o/e/hi | acennon ni | acennoch chi | acennon nhw |
| imperative | — | acenna | — | — | acennwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms[edit]
- aceniad (“accentuation, stress”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| acennu | unchanged | unchanged | hacennu |
| 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), “acennu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 1