ehangu

Welsh

Etymology

From eang (“broad, wide”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

ehangu (first-person singular present ehangaf)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to expand, to extend, to broaden, to enlarge

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ehangaf ehengi ehanga ehangwn ehengwch, ehangwch ehangant ehengir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		ehangwn ehangit ehangai ehangem ehangech ehangent ehengid
preterite ehengais ehengaist ehangodd eangasom eangasoch eangasant ehangwyd
pluperfect eangaswn eangasit eangasai eangasem eangasech eangasent eangasid, eangesid
present subjunctive ehangwyf ehengych ehango ehangom ehangoch ehangont ehanger
imperative — ehanga ehanged ehangwn ehengwch, ehangwch ehangent ehanger
verbal noun ehangu
verbal adjectives eangedig
eangadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future ehanga i,
ehangaf i 		ehangi di ehangith o/e/hi,
ehangiff e/hi 		ehangwn ni ehangwch chi ehangan nhw
conditional ehangwn i,
ehangswn i 		ehanget ti,
ehangset ti 		ehangai fo/fe/hi,
ehangsai fo/fe/hi 		ehangen ni,
ehangsen ni 		ehangech chi,
ehangsech chi 		ehangen nhw,
ehangsen nhw
preterite ehangais i,
ehanges i 		ehangaist ti,
ehangest ti 		ehangodd o/e/hi ehangon ni ehangoch chi ehangon nhw
imperative — ehanga — — ehangwch —

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ehangiad (“expansion, extension, enlargement”)
  • ymehangu (“to expand, to grow larger”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ehangu
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ehangu unchanged unchanged hehangu

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