cynnal

Welsh

Etymology

From can- +‎ dal.

Verb

cynnal (first-person singular present cynhaliaf)

  1. (transitive) to support, to hold, to sustain
  2. (transitive) to hold, to host
  3. (transitive) to maintain, to keep

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cynhaliaf cynheli cynnail cynhaliwn cynheliwch, cynhaliwch cynhaliant cynhelir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional cynhaliwn cynhelit cynhaliai cynhaliem cynhaliech cynhalient cynhelid
preterite cynheliais cynheliaist cynhaliodd cynhaliasom cynhaliasoch cynhaliasant cynhaliwyd
pluperfect cynhaliaswn cynhaliasit cynhaliasai cynhaliasem cynhaliasech cynhaliasent cynhaliasid, cynhaliesid
present subjunctive cynhaliwyf cynheliech cynhalio cynhaliom cynhalioch cynhaliont cynhalier
imperative — cynnal cynhalied cynhaliwn cynheliwch, cynhaliwch cynhalient cynhalier
verbal noun
verbal adjectives cynhaliedig
cynhaliadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future cynhalia i,
cynhaliaf i 		cynhali di cynhalith o/e/hi,
cynhaliff e/hi 		cynhaliwn ni cynhaliwch chi cynhalian nhw
conditional cynhaliwn i,
cynhaliswn i 		cynhaliet ti,
cynhaliset ti 		cynhaliai fo/fe/hi,
cynhalisai fo/fe/hi 		cynhalien ni,
cynhalisen ni 		cynhaliech chi,
cynhalisech chi 		cynhalien nhw,
cynhalisen nhw
preterite cynhaliais i,
cynhalies i 		cynhaliaist ti,
cynhaliest ti 		cynhaliodd o/e/hi cynhalion ni cynhalioch chi cynhalion nhw
imperative — cynhalia — — cynhaliwch —

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

Derived terms

  • cynhaliad (“support, holding; prop, support”)
  • cynhaliaeth (“maintenance, upkeep”)
  • cynhaliol (“supporting”)
  • cynhaliwr (“supporter, upholder”)
  • cynheiliad (“supporter, patron”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cynnal
radical soft nasal aspirate
cynnal gynnal nghynnal chynnal

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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