llochi
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From llawch (“protection, refuge”) + -i.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɬɔχi/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɬoːχi/, /ˈɬɔχi/
- Rhymes: -ɔχi
Verb edit
llochi (first-person singular present llochaf)
- to caress, to stroke, to pat, to pet
- Synonym: anwesu
- to harbour, to shelter, to nurture, to cherish
- to soothe, to pacify
- to coax, to flatter
Conjugation edit
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | llochaf | llochi | llawch, llocha | llochwn | llochwch | llochant | llochir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
llochwn | llochit | llochai | llochem | llochech | llochent | llochid | |
| preterite | llochais | llochaist | llochodd | llochasom | llochasoch | llochasant | llochwyd | |
| pluperfect | llochaswn | llochasit | llochasai | llochasem | llochasech | llochasent | llochasid, llochesid | |
| present subjunctive | llochwyf | llochych | llocho | llochom | llochoch | llochont | llocher | |
| imperative | — | llawch, llocha | lloched | llochwn | llochwch | llochent | llocher | |
| verbal noun | llochi | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | llochedig llochadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | llocha i, llochaf i | llochi di | llochith o/e/hi, llochiff e/hi | llochwn ni | llochwch chi | llochan nhw |
| conditional | llochwn i, llochswn i | llochet ti, llochset ti | llochai fo/fe/hi, llochsai fo/fe/hi | llochen ni, llochsen ni | llochech chi, llochsech chi | llochen nhw, llochsen nhw |
| preterite | llochais i, lloches i | llochaist ti, llochest ti | llochodd o/e/hi | llochon ni | llochoch chi | llochon nhw |
| imperative | — | llocha | — | — | llochwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| llochi | lochi | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llochi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies