edrych

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh edrych, from Proto-Brythonic *ėddrɨxɨd, from Proto-Celtic *ati-driketi, from the zero grade of Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-. As with the noun drych, the x for expected g arose under the influence of related terms in *derx- from the full grade *derḱ-.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɛdrɨ̞χ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛdrɪχ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛdrɨ̞χ

Verb

edrych (first-person singular present edrychaf)

  1. to look (+ ar (“at”), + am (“for”))
    Synonyms: disgwyl, sbio

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future edrychaf edrychi edrych edrychwn edrychwch edrychant edrychir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 edrychwn edrychit edrychai edrychem edrychech edrychent edrychid
preterite edrychais edrychaist edrychodd edrychasom edrychasoch edrychasant edrychwyd
pluperfect edrychaswn edrychasit edrychasai edrychasem edrychasech edrychasent edrychasid, edrychesid
present subjunctive edrychwyf edrychych edrycho edrychom edrychoch edrychont edrycher
imperative — edrych edryched edrychwn edrychwch edrychent edrycher
verbal noun edrych
verbal adjectives edrychedig
edrychadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future edrycha i, edrychaf i edrychi di edrychith o/e/hi, edrychiff e/hi edrychwn ni edrychwch chi edrychan nhw
conditional edrychwn i, edrychswn i edrychet ti, edrychset ti edrychai fo/fe/hi, edrychsai fo/fe/hi edrychen ni, edrychsen ni edrychech chi, edrychsech chi edrychen nhw, edrychsen nhw
preterite edrychais i, edryches i edrychaist ti, edrychest ti edrychodd o/e/hi edrychon ni edrychoch chi edrychon nhw
imperative — edrycha — — edrychwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future drycha i, drychaf i drychi di drychith o/e/hi, drychiff e/hi drychwn ni drychwch chi drychan nhw
conditional drychwn i, drychswn i drychet ti, drychset ti drychai fo/fe/hi, drychsai fo/fe/hi drychen ni, drychsen ni drychech chi, drychsech chi drychen nhw, drychsen nhw
preterite drychais i, dryches i drychaist ti, drychest ti drychodd o/e/hi drychon ni drychoch chi drychon nhw
imperative — drycha — — drychwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
edrych unchanged unchanged hedrych
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “edrychaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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