Nominal Forms
Verb noun:
canu
Verbal adjectives:
canedig; canadwy
Indicative
Present / Future
| Sg.1 | canaf |
| Sg.2 | ceni |
| Sg.3 | cân; cana |
| Pl.1 | canwn |
| Pl.2 | cenwch; canwch |
| Pl.3 | canant |
| Impersonal | cenir |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | cenais |
| Sg.2 | cenaist |
| Sg.3 | canodd |
| Pl.1 | canasom |
| Pl.2 | canasoch |
| Pl.3 | canasant |
| Impersonal | canwyd |
Pluperfect
| Sg.1 | canaswn |
| Sg.2 | canasit |
| Sg.3 | canasai |
| Pl.1 | canasem |
| Pl.2 | canasech |
| Pl.3 | canasent |
| Impersonal | canasid; canesid |
Imperfect (Indicative/Subjunctive)
| Sg.1 | canwn |
| Sg.2 | canit |
| Sg.3 | canai |
| Pl.1 | canem |
| Pl.2 | canech |
| Pl.3 | canent |
| Impersonal | cenid |
Subjunctive
Present
| Sg.1 | canwyf |
| Sg.2 | cenych |
| Sg.3 | cano |
| Pl.1 | canom |
| Pl.2 | canoch |
| Pl.3 | canont |
| Impersonal | caner |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | cân; cana |
| Sg.3 | caned |
| Pl.1 | canwn |
| Pl.2 | cenwch; canwch |
| Pl.3 | canent |
| Impersonal | caner |
Colloquial Forms
Future
| Sg.1 | cana i; canaf i |
| Sg.2 | cani di |
| Sg.3 | canith o; caniff e |
| Pl.1 | canwn ni |
| Pl.2 | canwch chi |
| Pl.3 | canan nhw |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | canais i; canes i |
| Sg.2 | canaist ti; canest ti |
| Sg.3 | canodd o |
| Pl.1 | canon ni |
| Pl.2 | canoch chi |
| Pl.3 | canon nhw |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | canwn i; canswn i |
| Sg.2 | canet ti; canset ti |
| Sg.3 | canai fo; cansai fo |
| Pl.1 | canen ni; cansen ni |
| Pl.2 | canech chi; cansech chi |
| Pl.3 | canen nhw; cansen nhw |
Verbs conjugated like 'canu'
canu,
Verbs similar to 'canu'
camu,
cannu,
caru,
cau,
amcanu,
barnu,
cachu,
cadw,
casáu,
cawna,
Translations
sing, to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
Etymology
From Middle Welsh canu, from Old Welsh canam (1sg. pres. conj.), from Proto-Brythonic *kėnɨd, from Proto-Celtic *kaneti, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-. Equivalent to cân (“song”) + -u.
Verbs referencing "canu"
Irish
can, Scots Gaelic
can, Cornish
kana, Latin
cano, Old Irish
canaid, Breton
kanañ.
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