trefnu

Welsh

Etymology

From trefn +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

trefnu (first-person singular present trefnaf)

  1. to arrange, to organise, to collocate
  2. to ordain, to manage
    Synonym: ordeinio
  3. to govern, to rule
  4. to put in order, to make tidy
    Synonym: tacluso
  5. to dress, to adorn
  6. (computing) to format

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future trefnaf trefni trefna trefnwn trefnwch trefnant trefnir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
trefnwn trefnit trefnai trefnem trefnech trefnent trefnid
preterite trefnais trefnaist trefnodd trefnasom trefnasoch trefnasant trefnwyd
pluperfect trefnaswn trefnasit trefnasai trefnasem trefnasech trefnasent trefnasid, trefnesid
present subjunctive trefnwyf trefnych trefno trefnom trefnoch trefnont trefner
imperative trefna trefned trefnwn trefnwch trefnent trefner
verbal noun trefnu
verbal adjectives trefnedig
trefnadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future trefna i,
trefnaf i
trefni di trefnith o/e/hi,
trefniff e/hi
trefnwn ni trefnwch chi trefnan nhw
conditional trefnwn i,
trefnswn i
trefnet ti,
trefnset ti
trefnai fo/fe/hi,
trefnsai fo/fe/hi
trefnen ni,
trefnsen ni
trefnech chi,
trefnsech chi
trefnen nhw,
trefnsen nhw
preterite trefnais i,
trefnes i
trefnaist ti,
trefnest ti
trefnodd o/e/hi trefnon ni trefnoch chi trefnon nhw
imperative trefna trefnwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of trefnu
radical soft nasal aspirate
trefnu drefnu nhrefnu threfnu

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

Further reading

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