cronni

Welsh

Etymology

From crawn (“store, hoard”) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɔni/

Verb

cronni (first-person singular present cronnaf)

1. to collect, accumulate, amass, hoard, accrue
2. to dam

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	cronna i, cronnaf i	cronni di	cronnith o/e/hi, cronniff e/hi	cronnwn ni	cronnwch chi	cronnan nhw
conditional	cronnwn i, cronnswn i	cronnet ti, cronnset ti	cronnai fo/fe/hi, cronnsai fo/fe/hi	cronnen ni, cronnsen ni	cronnech chi, cronnsech chi	cronnen nhw, cronnsen nhw
preterite	cronnais i, cronnes i	cronnaist ti, cronnest ti	cronnodd o/e/hi	cronnon ni	cronnoch chi	cronnon nhw
imperative	—	cronna	—	—	cronnwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• cronadur (“accumulator”)
• cronfa (“reservoir”)
• cronnus (“cumulative”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cronni

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cronni	gronni	nghronni	chronni

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

References

1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cronni”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies