teneuo

Welsh

Etymology

From tenau (thin) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

Verb

teneuo (first-person singular present teneuaf)

  1. (intransitive) to become thin, to lose weight
    Synonyms: culhau, colli pwysau
  2. (transitive) to thin, make thin
  3. (intransitive) to dwindle, to lessen
    Synonyms: lleihau, crebachu
    Mae ei wallt yn teneuo.His hair is thinning.
  4. (transitive) to thin seeds
    Synonym: senglo

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future teneuaf teneui teneua teneuwn teneuwch teneuant teneuir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
teneuwn teneuit teneuai teneuem teneuech teneuent teneuid
preterite teneuais teneuaist teneuodd teneuasom teneuasoch teneuasant teneuwyd
pluperfect teneuaswn teneuasit teneuasai teneuasem teneuasech teneuasent teneuasid, teneuesid
present subjunctive teneuwyf teneuych teneuo teneuom teneuoch teneuont teneuer
imperative teneua teneued teneuwn teneuwch teneuent teneuer
verbal noun teneuo
verbal adjectives teneuedig
teneuadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future teneua i,
teneuaf i
teneui di teneuith o/e/hi,
teneuiff e/hi
teneuwn ni teneuwch chi teneuan nhw
conditional teneuwn i,
teneuswn i
teneuet ti,
teneuset ti
teneuai fo/fe/hi,
teneusai fo/fe/hi
teneuen ni,
teneusen ni
teneuech chi,
teneusech chi
teneuen nhw,
teneusen nhw
preterite teneuais i,
teneues i
teneuaist ti,
teneuest ti
teneuodd o/e/hi teneuon ni teneuoch chi teneuon nhw
imperative teneua teneuwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of teneuo
radical soft nasal aspirate
teneuo deneuo nheneuo theneuo

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