cusanu

Welsh

Etymology

From cusan (kiss, noun) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

cusanu (first-person singular present cusanaf)

  1. (transitive) to kiss, touch lightly

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cusanaf cuseni cusan, cusana cusanwn cusenwch, cusanwch cusanant cusenir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
cusanwn cusanit cusanai cusanem cusanech cusanent cusenid
preterite cusenais cusenaist cusanodd cusanasom cusanasoch cusanasant cusanwyd
pluperfect cusanaswn cusanasit cusanasai cusanasem cusanasech cusanasent cusanasid, cusanesid
present subjunctive cusanwyf cusenych cusano cusanom cusanoch cusanont cusaner
imperative cusan, cusana cusaned cusanwn cusenwch, cusanwch cusanent cusaner
verbal noun cusanu
verbal adjectives cusanedig
cusanadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future cusana i,
cusanaf i
cusani di cusanith o/e/hi,
cusaniff e/hi
cusanwn ni cusanwch chi cusanan nhw
conditional cusanwn i,
cusanswn i
cusanet ti,
cusanset ti
cusanai fo/fe/hi,
cusansai fo/fe/hi
cusanen ni,
cusansen ni
cusanech chi,
cusansech chi
cusanen nhw,
cusansen nhw
preterite cusanais i,
cusanes i
cusanaist ti,
cusanest ti
cusanodd o/e/hi cusanon ni cusanoch chi cusanon nhw
imperative cusana cusanwch

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

  • cusan m or f (kiss, noun)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cusanu
radical soft nasal aspirate
cusanu gusanu nghusanu chusanu

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

References

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