rhannu

Welsh

Etymology

From rhan +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

rhannu (first-person singular present rhannaf)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to divide, to split
  2. (transitive or intransitive) to share
  3. (transitive) to distribute
  4. (transitive, arithmetic) to divide
    Antonym: lluosi

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future rhannaf rhenni rhanna rhannwn rhennwch, rhannwch rhannant rhennir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
rhannwn rhannit rhannai rhannem rhannech rhannent rhennid
preterite rhennais rhennaist rhannodd rhanasom rhanasoch rhanasant rhannwyd
pluperfect rhanaswn rhanasit rhanasai rhanasem rhanasech rhanasent rhanasid, rhanesid
present subjunctive rhannwyf rhennych rhanno rhannom rhannoch rhannont rhanner
imperative rhanna rhanned rhannwn rhennwch, rhannwch rhannent rhanner
verbal noun rhannu
verbal adjectives rhanedig
rhanadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future rhanna i,
rhannaf i
rhanni di rhannith o/e/hi,
rhanniff e/hi
rhannwn ni rhannwch chi rhannan nhw
conditional rhannwn i,
rhanswn i
rhannet ti,
rhanset ti
rhannai fo/fe/hi,
rhansai fo/fe/hi
rhannen ni,
rhansen ni
rhannech chi,
rhansech chi
rhannen nhw,
rhansen nhw
preterite rhannais i,
rhannes i
rhannaist ti,
rhannest ti
rhannodd o/e/hi rhannon ni rhannoch chi rhannon nhw
imperative rhanna rhannwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of rhannu
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhannu rannu unchanged 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), “rhannu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhannu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies