golchi

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wolk-, from Proto-Indo-European *welg- (“wet, damp”). Cognate with Cornish golhi, Breton gwalc'hiñ, Irish folc (“to wash”).

Pronunciation

Verb

golchi (first-person singular present golchaf)

  1. (transitive) to wash, bathe
  2. (transitive) to flush
  3. (transitive) to lather

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
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
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

Mutation
Welsh mutation
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
  • 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
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