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cynhenna

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Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From cynnen (contention, strife) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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cynhenna (first-person singular present cynhennaf)

  1. (intransitive) to quarrel, to bicker, to wrangle
    Synonyms: cweryla, cecru, dadlau, ffraeo, ymrafael, ymryson

Conjugation

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Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cynhennaf cynhenni cynhenna cynhennwn cynhennwch cynhennant cynhennir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
cynhennwn cynhennit cynhennai cynhennem cynhennech cynhennent cynhennid
preterite cynhennais cynhennaist cynhennodd cynhenasom cynhenasoch cynhenasant cynhennwyd
pluperfect cynhenaswn cynhenasit cynhenasai cynhenasem cynhenasech cynhenasent cynhenasid, cynhenesid
present subjunctive cynhennwyf cynhennych cynhenno cynhennom cynhennoch cynhennont cynhenner
imperative cynhenna cynhenned cynhennwn cynhennwch cynhennent cynhenner
verbal noun cynhenna
verbal adjectives cynhenedig
cynhenadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future cynhenna i,
cynhennaf i
cynhenni di cynhennith o/e/hi,
cynhenniff e/hi
cynhennwn ni cynhennwch chi cynhennan nhw
conditional cynhennwn i,
cynhennswn i
cynhennet ti,
cynhennset ti
cynhennai fo/fe/hi,
cynhennsai fo/fe/hi
cynhennen ni,
cynhennsen ni
cynhennech chi,
cynhennsech chi
cynhennen nhw,
cynhennsen nhw
preterite cynhennais i,
cynhennes i
cynhennaist ti,
cynhennest ti
cynhennodd o/e/hi cynhennon ni cynhennoch chi cynhennon nhw
imperative cynhenna cynhennwch

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of cynhenna
radical soft nasal aspirate
cynhenna gynhenna nghynhenna chynhenna

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

Further reading

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