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bachu

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Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From bach (hook) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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bachu (first-person singular present bachaf)

  1. (transitive) to hook (catch with a hook); to hook up (hang with a hook)

Conjugation

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Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future bachaf bechi bacha bachwn bechwch, bachwch bachant bechir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
bachwn bachit bachai bachem bachech bachent bechid
preterite bechais bechaist bachodd bachasom bachasoch bachasant bachwyd
pluperfect bachaswn bachasit bachasai bachasem bachasech bachasent bachasid, bachesid
present subjunctive bachwyf bechych bacho bachom bachoch bachont bacher
imperative bacha bached bachwn bechwch, bachwch bachent bacher
verbal noun bachu
verbal adjectives bachedig
bachadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future bacha i,
bachaf i
bachi di bachith o/e/hi,
bachiff e/hi
bachwn ni bachwch chi bachan nhw
conditional bachwn i,
bachswn i
bachet ti,
bachset ti
bachai fo/fe/hi,
bachsai fo/fe/hi
bachen ni,
bachsen ni
bachech chi,
bachsech chi
bachen nhw,
bachsen nhw
preterite bachais i,
baches i
bachaist ti,
bachest ti
bachodd o/e/hi bachon ni bachoch chi bachon nhw
imperative bacha bachwch

Mutation

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Mutated forms of bachu
radical soft nasal aspirate
bachu fachu machu unchanged

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

Further reading

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