llochi

Welsh

Etymology

From llawch (“protection, refuge”) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬɔχi/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɬoːχi/, /ˈɬɔχi/
• Rhymes: -ɔχi

Verb

llochi (first-person singular present llochaf)

1. to caress, to stroke, to pat, to pet

   Synonym: anwesu

2. to harbour, to shelter, to nurture, to cherish
3. to soothe, to pacify
4. to coax, to flatter

Conjugation

Conjugation of llochi (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 of llochi (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

Mutated forms of llochi

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llochi	lochi	unchanged	unchanged

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

Further reading

• 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