archebu

Welsh

Etymology

From archeb (“order, request”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /arˈχɛbɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /arˈχeːbi/, /arˈχɛbi/
• Rhymes: -ɛbɨ

Verb

archebu (first-person singular present archebaf)

1. to order (goods, etc.)
2. to request
3. to book

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	archebaf	archebi	archeb, archeb	archebwn	archebwch	archebant	archebir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	archebwn	archebit	archebai	archebem	archebech	archebent	archebid
preterite	archebais	archebaist	archebodd	archebasom	archebasoch	archebasant	archebwyd
pluperfect	archebaswn	archebasit	archebasai	archebasem	archebasech	archebasent	archebasid, archebesid
present subjunctive	archebwyf	archebych	archebo	archebom	archeboch	archebont	archeber
imperative	—	archeb, archeba	archebed	archebwn	archebwch	archebent	archeber
verbal noun	archebu
verbal adjectives	archebedig archebadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	archeba i, archebaf i	archebi di	archebith o/e/hi, archebiff e/hi	archebwn ni	archebwch chi	archeban nhw
conditional	archebwn i, archebswn i	archebet ti, archebset ti	archebai fo/fe/hi, archebsai fo/fe/hi	archeben ni, archebsen ni	archebech chi, archebsech chi	archeben nhw, archebsen nhw
preterite	archebais i, archebes i	archebaist ti, archebest ti	archebodd o/e/hi	archebon ni	archeboch chi	archebon nhw
imperative	—	archeba	—	—	archebwch	—

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation

Mutated forms of archebu

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
archebu	unchanged	unchanged	harchebu

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), “archebu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies