canmol

Welsh

Etymology

From can- +‎ mawl (“praise”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkanmɔl/

Verb

canmol (first-person singular present canmolaf)

1. (transitive) to praise, to laud, to extol

   Synonyms: clodfori, moli

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	canmolaf	canmoli	canmola	canmolwn	canmolwch	canmolant	canmolir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	canmolwn	canmolit	canmolai	canmolem	canmolech	canmolent	canmolid
preterite	canmolais	canmolaist	canmolodd	canmolasom	canmolasoch	canmolasant	canmolwyd
pluperfect	canmolaswn	canmolasit	canmolasai	canmolasem	canmolasech	canmolasent	canmolasid, canmolesid
present subjunctive	canmolwyf	canmolych	canmolo	canmolom	canmoloch	canmolont	canmoler
imperative	—	canmola	canmoled	canmolwn	canmolwch	canmolent	canmoler
verbal noun	canmol
verbal adjectives	canmoledig canmoladwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	canmola i, canmolaf i	canmoli di	canmolith o/e/hi, canmoliff e/hi	canmolwn ni	canmolwch chi	canmolan nhw
conditional	canmolwn i, canmolswn i	canmolet ti, canmolset ti	canmolai fo/fe/hi, canmolsai fo/fe/hi	canmolen ni, canmolsen ni	canmolech chi, canmolsech chi	canmolen nhw, canmolsen nhw
preterite	canmolais i, canmoles i	canmolaist ti, canmolest ti	canmolodd o/e/hi	canmolon ni	canmoloch chi	canmolon nhw
imperative	—	canmola	—	—	canmolwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• canmoliaeth (“praise”)
• canmolwr (“eulogist”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
canmol	ganmol	nghanmol	chanmol
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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