denu

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈde.nu/

Noun

denu f

  1. alternative form of dene

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative denu dena, dene
accusative dene dena, dene
genitive dene dena
dative dene denum

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh dynu, from Proto-Celtic *dinati, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-.[1] Cognate with Breton denaff (“suck”), Old English delu (“nipple”), Latin fēmina (“woman”).

Pronunciation

Verb

denu (first-person singular present denaf)

  1. to attract

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future dena i,
denaf i 		deni di denith o/e/hi,
deniff e/hi 		denwn ni denwch chi denan nhw
conditional denwn i,
denswn i 		denet ti,
denset ti 		denai fo/fe/hi,
densai fo/fe/hi 		denen ni,
densen ni 		denech chi,
densech chi 		denen nhw,
densen nhw
preterite denais i,
denes i 		denaist ti,
denest ti 		denodd o/e/hi denon ni denoch chi denon nhw
imperative — dena — — denwch —

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of denu
radical soft nasal aspirate
denu ddenu nenu unchanged

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

References

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