chwenychu

Welsh

Pronunciation

Verb

chwenychu (first-person singular present chwenychaf, not mutable)

  1. alternative form of chwennych (to desire, to covet)

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future chwenychaf chwenychi chwennych, chwenycha chwenychwn chwenychwch chwenychant chwenychir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
chwenychwn chwenychit chwenychai chwenychem chwenychech chwenychent chwenychid
preterite chwenychais chwenychaist chwenychodd chwenychasom chwenychasoch chwenychasant chwenychwyd
pluperfect chwenychaswn chwenychasit chwenychasai chwenychasem chwenychasech chwenychasent chwenychasid, chwenychesid
present subjunctive chwenychwyf chwenychych chwenycho chwenychom chwenychoch chwenychont chwenycher
imperative chwennych, chwenycha chwenyched chwenychwn chwenychwch chwenychent chwenycher
verbal noun chwenychu
verbal adjectives chwenychedig
chwenychadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future chwenycha i,
chwenychaf i
chwenychi di chwenychith o/e/hi,
chwenychiff e/hi
chwenychwn ni chwenychwch chi chwenychan nhw
conditional chwenychwn i,
chwenychswn i
chwenychet ti,
chwenychset ti
chwenychai fo/fe/hi,
chwenychsai fo/fe/hi
chwenychen ni,
chwenychsen ni
chwenychech chi,
chwenychsech chi
chwenychen nhw,
chwenychsen nhw
preterite chwenychais i,
chwenyches i
chwenychaist ti,
chwenychest ti
chwenychodd o/e/hi chwenychon ni chwenychoch chi chwenychon nhw
imperative chwenycha chwenychwch

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “chwenychu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwenychu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies