gwanu

Welsh

Alternative forms

• gwân

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwanu, from Proto-Brythonic *gwėnɨd, from Proto-Celtic *gʷaneti, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwanɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwa(ː)ni/
• Rhymes: -anɨ̞

Verb

gwanu (first-person singular present gwanaf)(transitive)

1. to stab, to pierce
2. to raid
3. to penetrate in sexual intercourse
4. to skedaddle, to flee

   Synonyms: dianc, ffoi

Conjugation

Conjugation of gwanu (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	gwanaf	gweni	gwana	gwanwn	gwenwch, gwanwch	gwanant	gwenir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	gwanwn	gwanit	gwanai	gwanem	gwanech	gwanent	gwenid
preterite	gwenais	gwenaist	gwanodd	gwanasom	gwanasoch	gwanasant	gwanwyd
pluperfect	gwanaswn	gwanasit	gwanasai	gwanasem	gwanasech	gwanasent	gwanasid, gwanesid
present subjunctive	gwanwyf	gwenych	gwano	gwanom	gwanoch	gwanont	gwaner
imperative	—	gwana	gwaned	gwanwn	gwenwch, gwanwch	gwanent	gwaner
verbal noun	gwanu
verbal adjectives	gwanedig gwanadwy

Conjugation of gwanu (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	gwana i, gwanaf i	gwani di	gwanith o/e/hi, gwaniff e/hi	gwanwn ni	gwanwch chi	gwanan nhw
conditional	gwanwn i, gwanswn i	gwanet ti, gwanset ti	gwanai fo/fe/hi, gwansai fo/fe/hi	gwanen ni, gwansen ni	gwanech chi, gwansech chi	gwanen nhw, gwansen nhw
preterite	gwanais i, gwanes i	gwanaist ti, gwanest ti	gwanodd o/e/hi	gwanon ni	gwanoch chi	gwanon nhw
imperative	—	gwana	—	—	gwanwch	—

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

Derived terms

• gwaneg (“billow, wave”)
• gwanu ei ben allan (“to stick ones head out”)
• gwanu ei ben i (“to stick ones head into”)
• gwaniad (“stab”, noun)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwanu

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwanu	wanu	ngwanu	unchanged

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