gwarchod

Welsh

Etymology

From gwar- +‎ cadw (“to look after”) via metathesis gwarchadw > gwarchawd > gwarchod.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwarχɔd/

Verb

gwarchod (first-person singular present gwarchodaf)

1. to guard
2. to babysit

   Synonym: carco

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	gwarchodaf	gwarchodi	gwarchod, gwarchoda	gwarchodwn	gwarchodwch	gwarchodant	gwarchodir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	gwarchodwn	gwarchodit	gwarchodai	gwarchodem	gwarchodech	gwarchodent	gwarchodid
preterite	gwarchodais	gwarchodaist	gwarchododd	gwarchodasom	gwarchodasoch	gwarchodasant	gwarchodwyd
pluperfect	gwarchodaswn	gwarchodasit	gwarchodasai	gwarchodasem	gwarchodasech	gwarchodasent	gwarchodasid, gwarchodesid
present subjunctive	gwarchodwyf	gwarchodych	gwarchodo	gwarchodom	gwarchodoch	gwarchodont	gwarchoder
imperative	—	gwarchod, gwarchoda	gwarchoded	gwarchodwn	gwarchodwch	gwarchodent	gwarchoder
verbal noun	gwarchod
verbal adjectives	gwarchodedig gwarchodadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	gwarchoda i, gwarchodaf i	gwarchodi di	gwarchodith o/e/hi, gwarchodiff e/hi	gwarchodwn ni	gwarchodwch chi	gwarchodan nhw
conditional	gwarchodwn i, gwarchodswn i	gwarchodet ti, gwarchodset ti	gwarchodai fo/fe/hi, gwarchodsai fo/fe/hi	gwarchoden ni, gwarchodsen ni	gwarchodech chi, gwarchodsech chi	gwarchoden nhw, gwarchodsen nhw
preterite	gwarchodais i, gwarchodes i	gwarchodaist ti, gwarchodest ti	gwarchododd o/e/hi	gwarchodon ni	gwarchodoch chi	gwarchodon nhw
imperative	—	gwarchoda	—	—	gwarchodwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• gwarchodgi (“guard dog”)
• gwarchodwr (“sentinel, guard”)
• gwarcheidwad (“guardian”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwarchod	warchod	ngwarchod	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.