cregynna

Welsh

Etymology

From cregyn (shells) +‎ -a. Cognate with Cornish kregynna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krɛˈɡəna/
  • Rhymes: -əna

Verb

cregynna (first-person singular present cregynnaf)

  1. to gather shells

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cregynnaf cregynni cregynna cregynnwn cregynnwch cregynnant cregynnir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
cregynnwn cregynnit cregynnai cregynnem cregynnech cregynnent cregynnid
preterite cregynnais cregynnaist cregynnodd cregynasom cregynasoch cregynasant cregynnwyd
pluperfect cregynaswn cregynasit cregynasai cregynasem cregynasech cregynasent cregynasid, cregynesid
present subjunctive cregynnwyf cregynnych cregynno cregynnom cregynnoch cregynnont cregynner
imperative cregynna cregynned cregynnwn cregynnwch cregynnent cregynner
verbal noun cregynna
verbal adjectives cregynedig
cregynadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future cregynna i,
cregynnaf i
cregynni di cregynnith o/e/hi,
cregynniff e/hi
cregynnwn ni cregynnwch chi cregynnan nhw
conditional cregynnwn i,
cregynswn i
cregynnet ti,
cregynset ti
cregynnai fo/fe/hi,
cregynsai fo/fe/hi
cregynnen ni,
cregynsen ni
cregynnech chi,
cregynsech chi
cregynnen nhw,
cregynsen nhw
preterite cregynnais i,
cregynnes i
cregynnaist ti,
cregynnest ti
cregynnodd o/e/hi cregynnon ni cregynnoch chi cregynnon nhw
imperative cregynna cregynnwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of cregynna
radical soft nasal aspirate
cregynna gregynna nghregynna chregynna

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), “cregynna”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies