braenu

Welsh

Etymology

From braen +‎ -u. Cognate with Cornish breyna, Breton breinañ.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbreɨ̯nɨ̞/
• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbrei̯ni/

Verb

braenu (first-person singular present braenaf)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to rot, to decay

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	braenaf	braeni	braena	braenwn	braenwch	braenant	braenir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	braenwn	braenit	braenai	braenem	braenech	braenent	braenid
preterite	braenais	braenaist	braenodd	braenasom	braenasoch	braenasant	braenwyd
pluperfect	braenaswn	braenasit	braenasai	braenasem	braenasech	braenasent	braenasid, braenesid
present subjunctive	braenwyf	braenych	braeno	braenom	braenoch	braenont	braener
imperative	—	braena	braened	braenwn	braenwch	braenent	braener
verbal noun	braenu
verbal adjectives	braenedig braenadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	braena i, braenaf i	braeni di	braenith o/e/hi, braeniff e/hi	braenwn ni	braenwch chi	braenan nhw
conditional	braenwn i, braenswn i	braenet ti, braenset ti	braenai fo/fe/hi, braensai fo/fe/hi	braenen ni, braensen ni	braenech chi, braensech chi	braenen nhw, braensen nhw
preterite	braenais i, braenes i	braenaist ti, braenest ti	braenodd o/e/hi	braenon ni	braenoch chi	braenon nhw
imperative	—	braena	—	—	braenwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Synonyms

• (to rot): pydru, madru

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
braenu	fraenu	mraenu	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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