acennu

Welsh

Etymology

From acen (“accent”) +‎ -u.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

acennu (first-person singular present acennaf)

  1. to accentuate, to stress[2]

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future acennaf acenni acenna acennwn acennwch acennant acennir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 acennwn acennit acennai acennem acennech acennent acennid
preterite acennais acennaist acennodd acenasom acenasoch acenasant acennwyd
pluperfect acenaswn acenasit acenasai acenasem acenasech acenasent acenasid, acenesid
present subjunctive acennwyf acennych acenno acennom acennoch acennont acenner
imperative — acenna acenned acennwn acennwch acennent acenner
verbal noun acennu
verbal adjectives acenedig
acenadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future acenna i, acennaf i acenni di acennith o/e/hi, acenniff e/hi acennwn ni acennwch chi acennan nhw
conditional acennwn i, acennswn i acennet ti, acennset ti acennai fo/fe/hi, acennsai fo/fe/hi acennen ni, acennsen ni acennech chi, acennsech chi acennen nhw, acennsen nhw
preterite acennais i, acennes i acennaist ti, acennest ti acennodd o/e/hi acennon ni acennoch chi acennon nhw
imperative — acenna — — acennwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • aceniad (“accentuation, stress”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
acennu unchanged unchanged hacennu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “acennu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎ (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 1
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