golchi
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *wolk-, from Proto-Indo-European *welg- (“wet, damp”). Cognate with Cornish golhi, Breton gwalc'hiñ, Irish folc (“to wash”).
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔlχɪ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔlχi/
- Rhymes: -ɔlχi
Verb
editgolchi (first-person singular present golchaf)
- (transitive) to wash, bathe
- (transitive) to flush
- (transitive) to lather
Conjugation
editConjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | golchaf | golchi | gylch, golcha | golchwn | golchwch | golchant | golchir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
golchwn | golchit | golchai | golchem | golchech | golchent | golchid | |
| preterite | golchais | golchaist | golchodd | golchasom | golchasoch | golchasant | golchwyd | |
| pluperfect | golchaswn | golchasit | golchasai | golchasem | golchasech | golchasent | golchasid, golchesid | |
| present subjunctive | golchwyf | golchych | golcho | golchom | golchoch | golchont | golcher | |
| imperative | — | golcha | golched | golchwn | golchwch | golchent | golcher | |
| verbal noun | golchi | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | golchedig golchadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | golcha i, golchaf i | golchi di | golchith o/e/hi, golchiff e/hi | golchwn ni | golchwch chi | golchan nhw |
| conditional | golchwn i, golchswn i | golchet ti, golchset ti | golchai fo/fe/hi, golchsai fo/fe/hi | golchen ni, golchsen ni | golchech chi, golchsech chi | golchen nhw, golchsen nhw |
| preterite | golchais i, golches i | golchaist ti, golchest ti | golchodd o/e/hi | golchon ni | golchoch chi | golchon nhw |
| imperative | — | golcha | — | — | golchwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editMutation
edit| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| golchi | olchi | ngolchi | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “golchi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies