traeanu

Welsh

Etymology

traean (third) +‎ -u

Pronunciation

Verb

traeanu (first-person singular present traeanaf)

  1. (mathematics) to trisect (into three equal parts)

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future traeanaf traeeni traeana traeanwn traeenwch, traeanwch traeanant traeenir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
traeanwn traeanit traeanai traeanem traeanech traeanent traeenid
preterite traeenais traeenaist traeanodd traeanasom traeanasoch traeanasant traeanwyd
pluperfect traeanaswn traeanasit traeanasai traeanasem traeanasech traeanasent traeanasid, traeanesid
present subjunctive traeanwyf traeenych traeano traeanom traeanoch traeanont traeaner
imperative traeana traeaned traeanwn traeenwch, traeanwch traeanent traeaner
verbal noun traeanu
verbal adjectives traeanedig
traeanadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future traeana i,
traeanaf i
traeani di traeanith o/e/hi,
traeaniff e/hi
traeanwn ni traeanwch chi traeanan nhw
conditional traeanwn i,
traeanswn i
traeanet ti,
traeanset ti
traeanai fo/fe/hi,
traeansai fo/fe/hi
traeanen ni,
traeansen ni
traeanech chi,
traeansech chi
traeanen nhw,
traeansen nhw
preterite traeanais i,
traeanes i
traeanaist ti,
traeanest ti
traeanodd o/e/hi traeanon ni traeanoch chi traeanon nhw
imperative traeana traeanwch

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

  • teirannu (to trisect (in general))

Mutation

Mutated forms of traeanu
radical soft nasal aspirate
traeanu draeanu nhraeanu thraeanu

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

References

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