crafangu

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • crafangio, crafango, crafancu

Etymology

crafanc (claw, talon) +‎ -u

Verb

crafangu (first-person singular present crafangaf)

  1. to clutch, to paw
  2. to grab, to grasp

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future crafangaf crafangi crafanga crafangwn crafangwch crafangant crafangir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
crafangwn crafangit crafangai crafangem crafangech crafangent crafangid
preterite crafangais crafangaist crafangodd crafangasom crafangasoch crafangasant crafangwyd
pluperfect crafangaswn crafangasit crafangasai crafangasem crafangasech crafangasent crafangasid, crafangesid
present subjunctive crafangwyf crafangych crafango crafangom crafangoch crafangont crafanger
imperative crafanga crafanged crafangwn crafangwch crafangent crafanger
verbal noun crafangu
verbal adjectives crafangedig
crafangadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future crafanga i,
crafangaf i
crafangi di crafangith o/e/hi,
crafangiff e/hi
crafangwn ni crafangwch chi crafangan nhw
conditional crafangwn i,
crafangswn i
crafanget ti,
crafangset ti
crafangai fo/fe/hi,
crafangsai fo/fe/hi
crafangen ni,
crafangsen ni
crafangech chi,
crafangsech chi
crafangen nhw,
crafangsen nhw
preterite crafangais i,
crafanges i
crafangaist ti,
crafangest ti
crafangodd o/e/hi crafangon ni crafangoch chi crafangon nhw
imperative crafanga crafangwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of crafangu
radical soft nasal aspirate
crafangu grafangu nghrafangu chrafangu

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