uchelu
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɨ̞ˈχɛlɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɪˈχeːli/, /ɪˈχɛli/
Verb edit
uchelu (first-person singular present uchelaf)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | uchelaf | ucheli | uchela | uchelwn | uchelwch | uchelant | uchelir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
uchelwn | uchelit | uchelai | uchelem | uchelech | uchelent | uchelid | |
| preterite | uchelais | uchelaist | uchelodd | uchelasom | uchelasoch | uchelasant | uchelwyd | |
| pluperfect | uchelaswn | uchelasit | uchelasai | uchelasem | uchelasech | uchelasent | uchelasid, uchelesid | |
| present subjunctive | uchelwyf | uchelych | uchelo | uchelom | ucheloch | uchelont | ucheler | |
| imperative | — | uchela | ucheled | uchelwn | uchelwch | uchelent | ucheler | |
| verbal noun | uchelu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | ucheledig ucheladwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | uchela i, uchelaf i | ucheli di | uchelith o/e/hi, ucheliff e/hi | uchelwn ni | uchelwch chi | uchelan nhw |
| conditional | uchelwn i, uchelswn i | uchelet ti, uchelset ti | uchelai fo/fe/hi, uchelsai fo/fe/hi | uchelen ni, uchelsen ni | uchelech chi, uchelsech chi | uchelen nhw, uchelsen nhw |
| preterite | uchelais i, ucheles i | uchelaist ti, uchelest ti | uchelodd o/e/hi | uchelon ni | ucheloch chi | uchelon nhw |
| imperative | — | uchela | — | — | uchelwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “uchelu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies