ffynnu

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • ffynio

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ffynny, Proto-Brythonic *fünnɨd, borrowed via Vulgar Latin from Latin fundō.

Pronunciation

Verb

ffynnu (first-person singular present ffynnaf, not mutable)

  1. to prosper

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ffynnaf ffynni ffynn, ffynna ffynnwn ffynnwch ffynnant ffynnir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
ffynnwn ffynnit ffynnai ffynnem ffynnech ffynnent ffynnid
preterite ffynnais ffynnaist ffynnodd ffynnasom ffynnasoch ffynnasant ffynnwyd
pluperfect ffynnaswn ffynnasit ffynnasai ffynnasem ffynnasech ffynnasent ffynnasid, ffynnesid
present subjunctive ffynnwyf ffynnych ffynno ffynnom ffynnoch ffynnont ffynner
imperative ffynn, ffynna ffynned ffynnwn ffynnwch ffynnent ffynner
verbal noun ffynnu
verbal adjectives ffynnedig
ffynnadwy

Derived terms

Further reading

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