cwyno

Welsh

Etymology

From cwyn (“complaint”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

Verb

cwyno (first-person singular present cwynaf) (ambitransitive)

  1. to complain, lament, bemoan; to mourn; to condole with, pity; to complain of illness, be ailing
  2. to complain of; to grieve on account of, bemoan; to mourn for
  3. to sue in a law-court, commence a lawsuit, take legal action

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cwynaf cwyni cwyn, cwyna cwynwn cwynwch cwynant cwynir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		cwynwn cwynit cwynai cwynem cwynech cwynent cwynid
preterite cwynais cwynaist cwynodd cwynasom cwynasoch cwynasant cwynwyd
pluperfect cwynaswn cwynasit cwynasai cwynasem cwynasech cwynasent cwynasid, cwynesid
present subjunctive cwynwyf cwynych cwyno cwynom cwynoch cwynont cwyner
imperative — cwyn, cwyna cwyned cwynwn cwynwch cwynent cwyner
verbal noun cwyno
verbal adjectives cwynedig

Mutation

Mutated forms of cwyno
radical soft nasal aspirate
cwyno gwyno nghwyno chwyno

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