denu

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈde.nu/

Noun

denu f

1. alternative form of dene

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	denu	dena, dene
accusative	dene	dena, dene
genitive	dene	dena
dative	dene	denum

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh dynu, from Proto-Celtic *dinati, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-. Cognate with Breton denaff (“suck”), Old English delu (“nipple”), Latin fēmina (“woman”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛnɨ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdeːni/, /ˈdɛni/

Verb

denu (first-person singular present denaf)

1. to attract

Conjugation

Conjugation of denu (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	dena i, denaf i	deni di	denith o/e/hi, deniff e/hi	denwn ni	denwch chi	denan nhw
conditional	denwn i, denswn i	denet ti, denset ti	denai fo/fe/hi, densai fo/fe/hi	denen ni, densen ni	denech chi, densech chi	denen nhw, densen nhw
preterite	denais i, denes i	denaist ti, denest ti	denodd o/e/hi	denon ni	denoch chi	denon nhw
imperative	—	dena	—	—	denwch	—

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• dengar, denol, denus (“alluring”)
• deniad (“enrichment”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of denu

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
denu	ddenu	nenu	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.