cynnal

Welsh

Etymology

From can- +‎ dal.

Verb

cynnal (first-person singular present cynhaliaf)

  1. (transitive) to support, to hold, to sustain
  2. (transitive) to hold, to host
  3. (transitive) to maintain, to keep

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future cynhaliaf cynheli cynnail cynhaliwn cynheliwch, cynhaliwch cynhaliant cynhelir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional cynhaliwn cynhelit cynhaliai cynhaliem cynhaliech cynhalient cynhelid
preterite cynheliais cynheliaist cynhaliodd cynhaliasom cynhaliasoch cynhaliasant cynhaliwyd
pluperfect cynhaliaswn cynhaliasit cynhaliasai cynhaliasem cynhaliasech cynhaliasent cynhaliasid, cynhaliesid
present subjunctive cynhaliwyf cynheliech cynhalio cynhaliom cynhalioch cynhaliont cynhalier
imperative — cynnal cynhalied cynhaliwn cynheliwch, cynhaliwch cynhalient cynhalier
verbal noun cynnal
verbal adjectives cynhaliedig
cynhaliadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future cynhalia i, cynhaliaf i cynhali di cynhalith o/e/hi, cynhaliff e/hi cynhaliwn ni cynhaliwch chi cynhalian nhw
conditional cynhaliwn i, cynhaliswn i cynhaliet ti, cynhaliset ti cynhaliai fo/fe/hi, cynhalisai fo/fe/hi cynhalien ni, cynhalisen ni cynhaliech chi, cynhalisech chi cynhalien nhw, cynhalisen nhw
preterite cynhaliais i, cynhalies i cynhaliaist ti, cynhaliest ti cynhaliodd o/e/hi cynhalion ni cynhalioch chi cynhalion nhw
imperative — cynhalia — — cynhaliwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • cynhaliad (“support, holding; prop, support”)
  • cynhaliaeth (“maintenance, upkeep”)
  • cynhaliol (“supporting”)
  • cynhaliwr (“supporter, upholder”)
  • cynheiliad (“supporter, patron”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cynnal gynnal nghynnal chynnal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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