golchi
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From 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
[edit]golchi (first-person singular present golchaf)
- (transitive) to wash, bathe
- (transitive) to flush
- (transitive) to lather
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
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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 | ||||
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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
[edit]- golch m (“wash”)
- golchiad m (“washing”)
- golchdrwyth m (“lotion”)
- golchfa f (“washery”)
- peiriant golchi m (“washing machine”)
Related terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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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