ennill
Welsh
Etymology
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From an-, an emphatic positive prefix + an unknown element; may be related to Latin faenus (“usury, profit, gain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛnɪɬ/
Noun
ennill m (plural enillion)
- gain, profit, lucre
- (in the plural) earnings, proceeds, revenue
Verb
ennill (first-person singular present enillaf)
- win, best
- gain, get, acquire, obtain
- earn, attain
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | enillaf | enilli | ennill | enillwn | enillwch | enillant | enillir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | enillwn | enillit | enillai | enillem | enillech | enillent | enillid | |
| preterite | enillais | enillaist | enillodd | enillasom | enillasoch | enillasant | enillwyd | |
| pluperfect | enillaswn | enillasit | enillasai | enillasem | enillasech | enillasent | enillasid, enillesid | |
| present subjunctive | enillwyf | enillych | enillo | enillom | enilloch | enillont | eniller | |
| imperative | — | ennill, enilla | enilled | enillwn | enillwch | enillent | eniller | |
| verbal noun | ennill | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | enilledig enilladwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | enilla i, enillaf i | enilli di | enillith o/e/hi, enilliff e/hi | enillwn ni | enillwch chi | enillan nhw |
| conditional | enillwn i, enillswn i | enillet ti, enillset ti | enillai fo/fe/hi, enillsai fo/fe/hi | enillen ni, enillsen ni | enillech chi, enillsech chi | enillen nhw, enillsen nhw |
| preterite | enillais i, enilles i | enillaist ti, enillest ti | enillodd o/e/hi | enillon ni | enilloch chi | enillon nhw |
| imperative | — | enilla | — | — | enillwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Antonyms
- colli
Derived terms
- adennill (“regain, recover”)
- enilliad (“victory”)
- enillwr (“winner”)
- enillydd (“winner”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| ennill | unchanged | unchanged | hennill |
| 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), “ennill”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies