taranu

Welsh

Etymology

From taran (thunderclap) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

taranu (first-person singular present taranaf)

  1. to thunder, to fulminate

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future taranaf tareni tarana taranwn tarenwch, taranwch taranant tarenir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
taranwn taranit taranai taranem taranech taranent tarenid
preterite tarenais tarenaist taranodd taranasom taranasoch taranasant taranwyd
pluperfect taranaswn taranasit taranasai taranasem taranasech taranasent taranasid, taranesid
present subjunctive taranwyf tarenych tarano taranom taranoch taranont taraner
imperative tarana taraned taranwn tarenwch, taranwch taranent taraner
verbal noun taranu
verbal adjectives taranedig
taranadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future tarana i,
taranaf i
tarani di taranith o/e/hi,
taraniff e/hi
taranwn ni taranwch chi taranan nhw
conditional taranwn i,
taranswn i
taranet ti,
taranset ti
taranai fo/fe/hi,
taransai fo/fe/hi
taranen ni,
taransen ni
taranech chi,
taransech chi
taranen nhw,
taransen nhw
preterite taranais i,
taranes i
taranaist ti,
taranest ti
taranodd o/e/hi taranon ni taranoch chi taranon nhw
imperative tarana taranwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of taranu
radical soft nasal aspirate
taranu daranu nharanu tharanu

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