meddiannu

Welsh

Etymology

From meddiant (“possession”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

meddiannu (first-person singular present meddiannaf)

  1. to possess
    Synonym: meddu

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future meddiannaf meddienni meddianna meddiannwn meddiennwch, meddiannwch meddiannant meddiennir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 meddiannwn meddiannit meddiannai meddiannem meddiannech meddiannent meddiennid
preterite meddiennais meddiennaist meddiannodd meddianasom meddianasoch meddianasant meddiannwyd
pluperfect meddianaswn meddianasit meddianasai meddianasem meddianasech meddianasent meddianasid, meddianesid
present subjunctive meddiannwyf meddiennych meddianno meddiannom meddiannoch meddiannont meddianner
imperative — meddianna, meddianna meddianned meddiannwn meddiennwch, meddiannwch meddiannent meddianner
verbal noun meddiannu
verbal adjectives meddianedig
meddianadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future meddianna i, meddiannaf i meddianni di meddiannith o/e/hi, meddianniff e/hi meddiannwn ni meddiannwch chi meddiannan nhw
conditional meddiannwn i, meddianswn i meddiannet ti, meddianset ti meddiannai fo/fe/hi, meddiansai fo/fe/hi meddiannen ni, meddiansen ni meddiannech chi, meddiansech chi meddiannen nhw, meddiansen nhw
preterite meddiannais i, meddiannes i meddiannaist ti, meddiannest ti meddiannodd o/e/hi meddiannon ni meddiannoch chi meddiannon nhw
imperative — meddianna — — meddiannwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
meddiannu feddiannu unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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