tynhau

Welsh

Etymology

From tyn (tight) +‎ -hau.

Pronunciation

Verb

tynhau (first-person singular present tynhaf)

  1. to tighten

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future tynhaf tynhei tynha tynhawn tynhewch tynhânt tynheir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
tynhawn tynhait tynhâi tynhaem tynhaech tynhaent tynheid
preterite tynheais tynheaist tynhaodd tynhasom tynhasoch tynhasant tynhawyd
pluperfect tynhaswn tynhasit tynhasai tynhasem tynhasech tynhasent tynhasid, tynhesid
present subjunctive tynhawyf tynheych tynhao tynhaom tynhaoch tynhaont tynhaer
imperative tynha tynhaed tynhawn tynhewch tynhaent tynhaer
verbal noun
verbal adjectives
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future tynheua i,
tynheuaf i
tynheui di tynheuith o/e/hi,
tynheuiff e/hi
tynheuwn ni tynheuwch chi tynheuan nhw
conditional tynheuwn i,
tynheuswn i
tynheuet ti,
tynheuset ti
tynheuai fo/fe/hi,
tynheusai fo/fe/hi
tynheuen ni,
tynheusen ni
tynheuech chi,
tynheusech chi
tynheuen nhw,
tynheusen nhw
preterite tynheuais i,
tynheues i
tynheuaist ti,
tynheuest ti
tynheuodd o/e/hi tynheuon ni tynheuoch chi tynheuon nhw
imperative tynheua tynheuwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of tynhau
radical soft nasal aspirate
tynhau dynhau nhynhau thynhau

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), “tynhau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies