cynhenna

Welsh

Alternative forms

• cynhennu

Etymology

From cynnen (“contention, strife”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈhɛna/
• Rhymes: -ɛna

Verb

cynhenna (first-person singular present cynhennaf)

1. (intransitive) to quarrel, to bicker, to wrangle

   Synonyms: cweryla, cecru, dadlau, ffraeo, ymrafael, ymryson

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	cynhennaf	cynhenni	cynhenna	cynhennwn	cynhennwch	cynhennant	cynhennir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	cynhennwn	cynhennit	cynhennai	cynhennem	cynhennech	cynhennent	cynhennid
preterite	cynhennais	cynhennaist	cynhennodd	cynhenasom	cynhenasoch	cynhenasant	cynhennwyd
pluperfect	cynhenaswn	cynhenasit	cynhenasai	cynhenasem	cynhenasech	cynhenasent	cynhenasid, cynhenesid
present subjunctive	cynhennwyf	cynhennych	cynhenno	cynhennom	cynhennoch	cynhennont	cynhenner
imperative	—	cynhenna	cynhenned	cynhennwn	cynhennwch	cynhennent	cynhenner
verbal noun	cynhenna
verbal adjectives	cynhenedig cynhenadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	cynhenna i, cynhennaf i	cynhenni di	cynhennith o/e/hi, cynhenniff e/hi	cynhennwn ni	cynhennwch chi	cynhennan nhw
conditional	cynhennwn i, cynhennswn i	cynhennet ti, cynhennset ti	cynhennai fo/fe/hi, cynhennsai fo/fe/hi	cynhennen ni, cynhennsen ni	cynhennech chi, cynhennsech chi	cynhennen nhw, cynhennsen nhw
preterite	cynhennais i, cynhennes i	cynhennaist ti, cynhennest ti	cynhennodd o/e/hi	cynhennon ni	cynhennoch chi	cynhennon nhw
imperative	—	cynhenna	—	—	cynhennwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• cynhennwr (“wrangler”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cynhenna	gynhenna	nghynhenna	chynhenna
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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