ffynnu

Welsh

Alternative forms

• ffynio

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ffynny, Proto-Brythonic *fünnɨd, borrowed via Vulgar Latin from Latin fundō.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈfənɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈfəni/
• Rhymes: -ənɨ̞

Verb

ffynnu (first-person singular present ffynnaf, not mutable)

1. to prosper

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	ffynnaf	ffynni	ffynn, ffynna	ffynnwn	ffynnwch	ffynnant	ffynnir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	ffynnwn	ffynnit	ffynnai	ffynnem	ffynnech	ffynnent	ffynnid
preterite	ffynnais	ffynnaist	ffynnodd	ffynnasom	ffynnasoch	ffynnasant	ffynnwyd
pluperfect	ffynnaswn	ffynnasit	ffynnasai	ffynnasem	ffynnasech	ffynnasent	ffynnasid, ffynnesid
present subjunctive	ffynnwyf	ffynnych	ffynno	ffynnom	ffynnoch	ffynnont	ffynner
imperative	—	ffynn, ffynna	ffynned	ffynnwn	ffynnwch	ffynnent	ffynner
verbal noun	ffynnu
verbal adjectives	ffynnedig ffynnadwy

Derived terms

• ffyniant (“prosperity”)

Further reading

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