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gwarchod

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From gwar- +‎ cadw (to look after)[1][2] via metathesis gwarchadw > gwarchawd > gwarchod.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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gwarchod (first-person singular present gwarchodaf)

  1. to guard
  2. to babysit
    Synonym: carco

Conjugation

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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

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of gwarchod
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwarchod warchod ngwarchod unchanged

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

References

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  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwarchod”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 156 i (17)