taranu

Welsh

Etymology

From taran (“thunderclap”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /taˈranɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /taˈraːni/, /taˈrani/

Verb

taranu (first-person singular present taranaf)

1. to thunder, to fulminate

Conjugation

Conjugation of taranu (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	taranaf	tareni	tarana	taranwn	tarenwch, taranwch	taranant	tarenir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	taranwn	taranit	taranai	taranem	taranech	taranent	tarenid
preterite	tarenais	tarenaist	taranodd	taranasom	taranasoch	taranasant	taranwyd
pluperfect	taranaswn	taranasit	taranasai	taranasem	taranasech	taranasent	taranasid, taranesid
present subjunctive	taranwyf	tarenych	tarano	taranom	taranoch	taranont	taraner
imperative	—	tarana	taraned	taranwn	tarenwch, taranwch	taranent	taraner
verbal noun	taranu
verbal adjectives	taranedig taranadwy

Conjugation of taranu (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	tarana i, taranaf i	tarani di	taranith o/e/hi, taraniff e/hi	taranwn ni	taranwch chi	taranan nhw
conditional	taranwn i, taranswn i	taranet ti, taranset ti	taranai fo/fe/hi, taransai fo/fe/hi	taranen ni, taransen ni	taranech chi, taransech chi	taranen nhw, taransen nhw
preterite	taranais i, taranes i	taranaist ti, taranest ti	taranodd o/e/hi	taranon ni	taranoch chi	taranon nhw
imperative	—	tarana	—	—	taranwch	—

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of taranu

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
taranu	daranu	nharanu	tharanu

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

References

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