camu

Javanese

Numeral

camu

1. ten billion (10¹⁰)

Kayan

Noun

camu

1. aunt

Old Irish

Adjective

camu

1. alternative spelling of cammu

Mutation

Mutation of camu

radical	lenition	nasalization
camu	chamu	camu pronounced with /ɡ-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkamɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkami/
• Rhymes: -amɨ̞

Etymology 1

From cam (“step, pace”) +‎ -u.

Verb

camu (first-person singular present camaf)

1. (intransitive) to step, to stride, to pace

Conjugation

Conjugation of camu (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	camaf	cami	cama	camwn	camwch	camant	camir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	camwn	camit	camai	camem	camech	cament	camid
preterite	camais	camaist	camodd	camasom	camasoch	camasant	camwyd
pluperfect	camaswn	camasit	camasai	camasem	camasech	camasent	camasid, camesid
present subjunctive	camwyf	camych	camo	camom	camoch	camont	camer
imperative	—	cama	camed	camwn	camwch	cament	camer
verbal noun	camu
verbal adjectives	camedig camadwy

Conjugation of camu (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	cama i, camaf i	cami di	camith o/e/hi, camiff e/hi	camwn ni	camwch chi	caman nhw
conditional	camwn i, camswn i	camet ti, camset ti	camai fo/fe/hi, camsai fo/fe/hi	camen ni, camsen ni	camech chi, camsech chi	camen nhw, camsen nhw
preterite	camais i, cames i	camaist ti, camest ti	camodd o/e/hi	camon ni	camoch chi	camon nhw
imperative	—	cama	—	—	camwch	—

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• brasgamu (“to stride, to lope”)
• gwyrgamu (“to twist”)
• ochrgamu, osgamu (“to sidestep”)

Etymology 2

From cam (“bent, crooked”) +‎ -u.

Verb

camu (first-person singular present camaf)

1. (transitive) to bend, to distort

Conjugation

Conjugation of camu (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	camaf	cemi	cama	camwn	cemwch, camwch	camant	cemir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	camwn	camit	camai	camem	camech	cament	cemid
preterite	cemais	cemaist	camodd	camasom	camasoch	camasant	camwyd
pluperfect	camaswn	camasit	camasai	camasem	camasech	camasent	camasid, camesid
present subjunctive	camwyf	cemych	camo	camom	camoch	camont	camer
imperative	—	cama	camed	camwn	cemwch, camwch	cament	camer
verbal noun	camu
verbal adjectives	camedig camadwy

Conjugation of camu (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	cama i, camaf i	cami di	camith o/e/hi, camiff e/hi	camwn ni	camwch chi	caman nhw
conditional	camwn i, camswn i	camet ti, camset ti	camai fo/fe/hi, camsai fo/fe/hi	camen ni, camsen ni	camech chi, camsech chi	camen nhw, camsen nhw
preterite	camais i, cames i	camaist ti, camest ti	camodd o/e/hi	camon ni	camoch chi	camon nhw
imperative	—	cama	—	—	camwch	—

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation

Mutated forms of camu

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
camu	gamu	nghamu	chamu

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “camu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “camu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies