cyrchu
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkərχɨ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkərχi/
Verb
[edit]cyrchu (first-person singular present cyrchaf)
- (intransitive, with preposition at or am) to make for, to go towards
- (transitive) to attack, to assault
- Synonyms: ymosod, syrthio ar
- (transitive) to gather, to fetch
- Synonym: casglu
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | cyrchaf | cyrchi | cyrch, cyrcha | cyrchwn | cyrchwch | cyrchant | cyrchir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
cyrchwn | cyrchit | cyrchai | cyrchem | cyrchech | cyrchent | cyrchid | |
| preterite | cyrchais | cyrchaist | cyrchodd | cyrchasom | cyrchasoch | cyrchasant | cyrchwyd | |
| pluperfect | cyrchaswn | cyrchasit | cyrchasai | cyrchasem | cyrchasech | cyrchasent | cyrchasid, cyrchesid | |
| present subjunctive | cyrchwyf | cyrchych | cyrcho | cyrchom | cyrchoch | cyrchont | cyrcher | |
| imperative | — | cyrch, cyrcha | cyrched | cyrchwn | cyrchwch | cyrchent | cyrcher | |
| verbal noun | cyrchu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | cyrchedig cyrchadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | cyrcha i, cyrchaf i | cyrchi di | cyrchith o/e/hi, cyrchiff e/hi | cyrchwn ni | cyrchwch chi | cyrchan nhw |
| conditional | cyrchwn i, cyrchswn i | cyrchet ti, cyrchset ti | cyrchai fo/fe/hi, cyrchsai fo/fe/hi | cyrchen ni, cyrchsen ni | cyrchech chi, cyrchsech chi | cyrchen nhw, cyrchsen nhw |
| preterite | cyrchais i, cyrches i | cyrchaist ti, cyrchest ti | cyrchodd o/e/hi | cyrchon ni | cyrchoch chi | cyrchon nhw |
| imperative | — | cyrcha | — | — | cyrchwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
[edit]- cyrchiad (“access, admittance”)
- cyrchwr (“cursor”)
- disgyrchu (“to gravitate”)
- ymgyrchu (“to campaign”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| cyrchu | gyrchu | nghyrchu | chyrchu |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyrchu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies