Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From can (white, brilliant) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

cannu (first-person singular present cannaf)

  1. to bleach, to whiten

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cannu gannu nghannu channu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

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