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canlyn
canlyn
Welsh
Noun
canlyn m (plural canlyniau)
Verb
canlyn (stem canlyn-) (transitive, intransitive)
- to follow; to pursue; to imitate; to frequent; to keep company, court
- to prosecute, sue
- to beg, entreat, solicit
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present/future | canlynaf | canlyni | canlyn, canlyna | canlynwn | canlynwch | canlynant | canlynir | |
| imperfect/conditional | canlynwn | canlynit | canlynai | canlynem | canlynech | canlynent | canlynid | |
| preterite | canlynais | canlynaist | canlynodd | canlynasom | canlynasoch | canlynasant | canlynwyd | |
| pluperfect | canlynaswn | canlynasit | canlynasai | canlynasem | canlynasech | canlynasent | canlynasid, canlynesid | |
| subjunctive | canlynwyf | canlynych | canlyno | canlynom | canlynoch | canlynont | canlyner | |
| imperative | — | canlyn, canlyna | canlyned | canlynwn | canlynwch | canlynent | canlyner | |
| verbal noun | canlyn | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | canlynedig canlynadwy |
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Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | canlyna i, canlynaf i | canlyni di | canlynith o/e/hi, canlyniff e/hi | canlynwn ni | canlynwch chi | canlynan nhw |
| conditional | canlynwn i, canlynswn i | canlynet ti, canlynset ti | canlynai fo/fe/hi, canlynsai fo/fe/hi | canlynen ni, canlynsen ni | canlynech chi, canlynsech chi | canlynen nhw, canlynsen nhw |
| preterite | canlynais i, canlynes i | canlynaist ti, canlynest ti | canlynodd o/e/hi | canlynon ni | canlynoch chi | canlynon nhw |
| imperative | — | canlyna | — | — | canlynwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Synonyms
- (to follow): dilyn, olynu
Derived terms
- canlyneb
- canlyniad m (“pursuit; prosecution, persecution; entreaty, solicitation; inference, conclusion, deduction, corollary; consequence, result, sequel, effect, issue; continuation; importance; sequence”)
- canlynol (“following, succeeding, consequential, ensuing”, adjective)
- canlynol m (“successor, follower; following person or thing”)
- canlynwr m (“follower, accomplice, adherent, disciple; successor; intercessor, advocate, suppliant; prosecutor, plaintiff”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| canlyn | ganlyn | nghanlyn | chanlyn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- “canlyn” in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru.
- “canlynaf” in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru.