golchi

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wolk-, from Proto-Indo-European *welg- (“wet, damp”). Cognate with Cornish golhi, Breton gwalc'hiñ, Irish folc (“to wash”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔlχɪ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔlχi/
• Rhymes: -ɔlχi

Verb

golchi (first-person singular present golchaf)

1. (transitive) to wash, bathe
2. (transitive) to flush
3. (transitive) to lather

Conjugation

Conjugation (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

• peiriant golchi

Related terms

• ymolchi

Mutation

Mutated forms of golchi

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
golchi	olchi	ngolchi	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.