sarnu

Lower Sorbian

Noun

sarnu

  1. accusative/instrumental singular of sarna

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

sarn (causeway) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

sarnu (first-person singular present sarnaf, not mutable)

  1. to trample, to tread down
    Synonyms: mathru, damsang, sengi
  2. to despoil, to lay waste
    Synonyms: dinistrio, difetha
  3. to waste
    Synonym: gwastraffu
  4. to spread, to strew
    Synonyms: gwasgaru, taenu
  5. to belittle, to hold in disregard
    Synonyms: bychanu, dibrisio

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future sarnaf sarni sarn, sarna sarnwn sarnwch sarnant sarnir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
sarnwn sarnit sarnai sarnem sarnech sarnent sarnid
preterite sarnais sarnaist sarnodd sarnasom sarnasoch sarnasant sarnwyd
pluperfect sarnaswn sarnasit sarnasai sarnasem sarnasech sarnasent sarnasid, sarnesid
present subjunctive sarnwyf sarnych sarno sarnom sarnoch sarnont sarner
imperative sarn, sarna sarned sarnwn sarnwch sarnent sarner
verbal noun sarnu
verbal adjectives sarnedig
sarnadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future sarna i,
sarnaf i
sarni di sarnith o/e/hi,
sarniff e/hi
sarnwn ni sarnwch chi sarnan nhw
conditional sarnwn i,
sarnswn i
sarnet ti,
sarnset ti
sarnai fo/fe/hi,
sarnsai fo/fe/hi
sarnen ni,
sarnsen ni
sarnech chi,
sarnsech chi
sarnen nhw,
sarnsen nhw
preterite sarnais i,
sarnes i
sarnaist ti,
sarnest ti
sarnodd o/e/hi sarnon ni sarnoch chi sarnon nhw
imperative sarna sarnwch

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

References

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