canu
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Welsh canam, from Old Welsh canam, from Proto-Brythonic *kėnɨd, from Proto-Celtic *kaneti, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-. Equivalent to cân (“song”) + -u.
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkanɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈka(ː)ni/
- Rhymes: -anɨ̞
Verb
editcanu (first-person singular present canaf)
- to sing
- to intone, chant
- to state, say
- to produce musical sounds (of instrument); to play or perform (on instrument)
- to compose poetry, celebrate in song
Conjugation
editConjugation (literary)
singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
present indicative/future | canaf | ceni | cân, cana | canwn | cenwch, canwch | canant | cenir | |
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
canwn | canit | canai | canem | canech | canent | cenid | |
preterite | cenais | cenaist | canodd | canasom | canasoch | canasant | canwyd | |
pluperfect | canaswn | canasit | canasai | canasem | canasech | canasent | canasid, canesid | |
present subjunctive | canwyf | cenych | cano | canom | canoch | canont | caner | |
imperative | — | cân, cana | caned | canwn | cenwch, canwch | canent | caner | |
verbal noun | canu | |||||||
verbal adjectives | canedig canadwy |
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |
future | cana i, canaf i | cani di | canith o/e/hi, caniff e/hi | canwn ni | canwch chi | canan nhw |
conditional | canwn i, canswn i | canet ti, canset ti | canai fo/fe/hi, cansai fo/fe/hi | canen ni, cansen ni | canech chi, cansech chi | canen nhw, cansen nhw |
preterite | canais i, canes i | canaist ti, canest ti | canodd o/e/hi | canon ni | canoch chi | canon nhw |
imperative | — | cana | — | — | canwch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. |
Quotations
edit- 1892, Daniel James (Gwyrosydd) (lyrics and music), “Calon Lân [A Pure Heart]”:
- Dim ond calon lân all ganu / Canu’r dydd a chanu’r nos.
- Only pure hearts praise God truly / Praise him all the day and night.
- (literally, “None but a pure heart may sing / Sing in the day and sing in the night.”)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editMutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
canu | ganu | nghanu | chanu |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “canu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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