Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh tynnu, from Proto-Brythonic *tɨnnɨd, either from Latin tendō or from a Proto-Celtic cognate of it; either way from Proto-Indo-European *tend- (stretch, extend). Cognate with Middle Cornish tenna, tenne, Modern Cornish tedna (to pull), Old Breton tinsit (scattered, strewed), Middle Breton tennaff, Modern Breton tennañ, Old Irish tendaid (to press).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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tynnu (first-person singular present tynnaf)

  1. to pull, to draw
  2. to draw, to unsheath (a weapon)
  3. to take (a picture)
  4. to extract
  5. to take off, to remove
  6. (arithmetic) to subtract

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of tynnu
radical soft nasal aspirate
tynnu dynnu nhynnu thynnu

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

References

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