amcanu

Welsh

Etymology

From amcan (“aim”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /amˈkanɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /amˈkaːni/, /amˈkani/

Verb

amcanu (first-person singular present amcanaf)

1. to aim, to intend

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	amcanaf	amceni	amcana	amcanwn	amcenwch, amcanwch	amcanant	amcenir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	amcanwn	amcanit	amcanai	amcanem	amcanech	amcanent	amcenid
preterite	amcenais	amcenaist	amcanodd	amcanasom	amcanasoch	amcanasant	amcanwyd
pluperfect	amcanaswn	amcanasit	amcanasai	amcanasem	amcanasech	amcanasent	amcanasid, amcanesid
present subjunctive	amcanwyf	amcenych	amcano	amcanom	amcanoch	amcanont	amcaner
imperative	—	amcana	amcaned	amcanwn	amcenwch, amcanwch	amcanent	amcaner
verbal noun	amcanu
verbal adjectives	amcanedig amcanadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	amcana i, amcanaf i	amcani di	amcanith o/e/hi, amcaniff e/hi	amcanwn ni	amcanwch chi	amcanan nhw
conditional	amcanwn i, amcanswn i	amcanet ti, amcanset ti	amcanai fo/fe/hi, amcansai fo/fe/hi	amcanen ni, amcansen ni	amcanech chi, amcansech chi	amcanen nhw, amcansen nhw
preterite	amcanais i, amcanes i	amcanaist ti, amcanest ti	amcanodd o/e/hi	amcanon ni	amcanoch chi	amcanon nhw
imperative	—	amcana	—	—	amcanwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• brasamcanu (“to approximate”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
amcanu	unchanged	unchanged	hamcanu
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), “amcanu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies