gwanu

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • gwân

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwanu, from Proto-Brythonic *gwėnɨd, from Proto-Celtic *gʷaneti, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-.

Pronunciation

Verb

gwanu (first-person singular present gwanaf)(transitive)

  1. to stab, to pierce
  2. to raid
  3. to penetrate in sexual intercourse
  4. to skedaddle, to flee
    Synonyms: dianc, ffoi

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future gwanaf gweni gwana gwanwn gwenwch, gwanwch gwanant gwenir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		gwanwn gwanit gwanai gwanem gwanech gwanent gwenid
preterite gwenais gwenaist gwanodd gwanasom gwanasoch gwanasant gwanwyd
pluperfect gwanaswn gwanasit gwanasai gwanasem gwanasech gwanasent gwanasid, gwanesid
present subjunctive gwanwyf gwenych gwano gwanom gwanoch gwanont gwaner
imperative — gwana gwaned gwanwn gwenwch, gwanwch gwanent gwaner
verbal noun gwanu
verbal adjectives gwanedig
gwanadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future gwana i,
gwanaf i 		gwani di gwanith o/e/hi,
gwaniff e/hi 		gwanwn ni gwanwch chi gwanan nhw
conditional gwanwn i,
gwanswn i 		gwanet ti,
gwanset ti 		gwanai fo/fe/hi,
gwansai fo/fe/hi 		gwanen ni,
gwansen ni 		gwanech chi,
gwansech chi 		gwanen nhw,
gwansen nhw
preterite gwanais i,
gwanes i 		gwanaist ti,
gwanest ti 		gwanodd o/e/hi gwanon ni gwanoch chi gwanon nhw
imperative — gwana — — gwanwch —

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

Derived terms

  • gwanu ei ben allan (“to stick ones head out”)
  • gwanu ei ben i (“to stick ones head into”)
  • gwaniad (“stab”, noun)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwanu
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwanu wanu ngwanu unchanged

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

Further reading

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