cecru

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From cecr (quarrelsome) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

cecru (first-person singular present cecraf)

  1. (intransitive) to quarrel, to wrangle
    Synonyms: cweryla, ffraeo, cynhenna, ymgecru, ymrafael

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cecraf cecri cecra cecrwn cecrwch cecrant cecrir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
cecrwn cecrit cecrai cecrem cecrech cecrent cecrid
preterite cecrais cecraist cecrodd cecrasom cecrasoch cecrasant cecrwyd
pluperfect cecraswn cecrasit cecrasai cecrasem cecrasech cecrasent cecrasid, cecresid
present subjunctive cecrwyf cecrych cecro cecrom cecroch cecront cecrer
imperative cecra cecred cecrwn cecrwch cecrent cecrer
verbal noun cecru
verbal adjectives cecredig
cecradwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future cecra i,
cecraf i
cecri di cecrith o/e/hi,
cecriff e/hi
cecrwn ni cecrwch chi cecran nhw
conditional cecrwn i,
cecrswn i
cecret ti,
cecrset ti
cecrai fo/fe/hi,
cecrsai fo/fe/hi
cecren ni,
cecrsen ni
cecrech chi,
cecrsech chi
cecren nhw,
cecrsen nhw
preterite cecrais i,
cecres i
cecraist ti,
cecrest ti
cecrodd o/e/hi cecron ni cecroch chi cecron nhw
imperative cecra cecrwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cecru
radical soft nasal aspirate
cecru gecru nghecru checru

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

Further reading

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