gwenu

Welsh

Etymology

From gwên (“smile”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

gwenu (first-person singular present gwenaf)

  1. to smile

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future gwenaf gweni gwena gwenwn gwenwch gwenant gwenir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 gwenwn gwenit gwenai gwenem gwenech gwenent gwenid
preterite gwenais gwenaist gwenodd gwenasom gwenasoch gwenasant gwenwyd
pluperfect gwenaswn gwenasit gwenasai gwenasem gwenasech gwenasent gwenasid, gwenesid
present subjunctive gwenwyf gwenych gweno gwenom gwenoch gwenont gwener
imperative — gwena gwened gwenwn gwenwch gwenent gwener
verbal noun gwenu
verbal adjectives gwenedig
gwenadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future gwena i, gwenaf i gweni di gwenith o/e/hi, gweniff e/hi gwenwn ni gwenwch chi gwenan nhw
conditional gwenwn i, gwenswn i gwenet ti, gwenset ti gwenai fo/fe/hi, gwensai fo/fe/hi gwenen ni, gwensen ni gwenech chi, gwensech chi gwenen nhw, gwensen nhw
preterite gwenais i, gwenes i gwenaist ti, gwenest ti gwenodd o/e/hi gwenon ni gwenoch chi gwenon nhw
imperative — gwena — — gwenwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwenu wenu ngwenu unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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