caniatáu
Welsh
Etymology
From caniad + -hau.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌkanjaˈtaɨ̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌkanjaˈtai̯/
Verb
caniatáu (first-person singular present caniatâf)
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | caniatâf | caniatei | caniatâ | caniatawn | caniatewch | caniatânt | caniateir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | caniatawn | caniatait | caniatâi | caniataem | caniataech | caniataent | caniateid | |
| preterite | caniateais | caniateaist | caniataodd | caniatasom | caniatasoch | caniatasant | caniatawyd | |
| pluperfect | caniataswn | caniatasit | caniatasai | caniatasem | caniatasech | caniatasent | caniatasid, caniatesid | |
| present subjunctive | caniatawyf | caniateych | caniatao | caniataom | caniataoch | caniataont | caniataer | |
| imperative | — | caniatâ | caniataed | caniatawn | caniatewch | caniataent | caniataer | |
| verbal noun | caniatáu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | caniatedig caniatadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | caniatâ i | caniatai di | caniataith o/e/hi, caniataiff e/hi | caniatawn ni | caniatawch chi | caniatân nhw |
| conditional | caniatawn i, caniataswn i | caniataet ti, caniataset ti | caniatâi fo/fe/hi, caniatasai fo/fe/hi | caniataen ni, caniatasen ni | caniataech chi, caniatasech chi | caniataen nhw, caniatasen nhw |
| preterite | caniataes i | caniataest ti | caniataodd o/e/hi | caniataon ni | caniataoch chi | caniataon nhw |
| imperative | — | caniatâ | — | — | caniatawch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
- caniatâd (“permission, consent”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| caniatáu | ganiatáu | nghaniatáu | chaniatáu |
| 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-), “caniatáu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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