barnu

Welsh

Etymology

From barn (judgement, sentence; opinion) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

barnu (first-person singular present barnaf)

  1. to adjudge, to adjudicate
  2. to try, to pass sentence

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future barnaf berni barna barnwn bernwch, barnwch barnant bernir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
barnwn barnit barnai barnem barnech barnent bernid
preterite bernais bernaist barnodd barnasom barnasoch barnasant barnwyd
pluperfect barnaswn barnasit barnasai barnasem barnasech barnasent barnasid, barnesid
present subjunctive barnwyf bernych barno barnom barnoch barnont barner
imperative barna barned barnwn bernwch, barnwch barnent barner
verbal noun barnu
verbal adjectives barnedig
barnadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future barna i,
barnaf i
barni di barnith o/e/hi,
barniff e/hi
barnwn ni barnwch chi barnan nhw
conditional barnwn i,
barnswn i
barnet ti,
barnset ti
barnai fo/fe/hi,
barnsai fo/fe/hi
barnen ni,
barnsen ni
barnech chi,
barnsech chi
barnen nhw,
barnsen nhw
preterite barnais i,
barnes i
barnaist ti,
barnest ti
barnodd o/e/hi barnon ni barnoch chi barnon nhw
imperative barna barnwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of barnu
radical soft nasal aspirate
barnu farnu marnu unchanged

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