dyrchafu
Welsh
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /dərˈχavɨ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /dərˈχaːvi/, /dərˈχavi/
Verb
[edit]dyrchafu (first-person singular present dyrchafaf)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | dyrchafaf | dyrchefi | dyrchaif, dyrchafa | dyrchafwn | dyrchefwch, dyrchafwch | dyrchafant | dyrchefir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
dyrchafwn | dyrchafit | dyrchafai | dyrchafem | dyrchafech | dyrchafent | dyrchefid | |
| preterite | dyrchefais | dyrchefaist | dyrchafodd | dyrchafasom | dyrchafasoch | dyrchafasant | dyrchafwyd | |
| pluperfect | dyrchafaswn | dyrchafasit | dyrchafasai | dyrchafasem | dyrchafasech | dyrchafasent | dyrchafasid, dyrchafesid | |
| present subjunctive | dyrchafwyf | dyrchefych | dyrchafo | dyrchafom | dyrchafoch | dyrchafont | dyrchafer | |
| imperative | — | dyrchafa | dyrchafed | dyrchafwn | dyrchefwch, dyrchafwch | dyrchafent | dyrchafer | |
| verbal noun | dyrchafu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | dyrchafedig dyrchafadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | dyrchafa i, dyrchafaf i | dyrchafi di | dyrchafith o/e/hi, dyrchafiff e/hi | dyrchafwn ni | dyrchafwch chi | dyrchafan nhw |
| conditional | dyrchafwn i, dyrchafswn i | dyrchafet ti, dyrchafset ti | dyrchafai fo/fe/hi, dyrchafsai fo/fe/hi | dyrchafen ni, dyrchafsen ni | dyrchafech chi, dyrchafsech chi | dyrchafen nhw, dyrchafsen nhw |
| preterite | dyrchafais i, dyrchafes i | dyrchafaist ti, dyrchafest ti | dyrchafodd o/e/hi | dyrchafon ni | dyrchafoch chi | dyrchafon nhw |
| imperative | — | dyrchafa | — | — | dyrchafwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
[edit]- dyrchafael (“ascension”)
- dyrchafedig (“elevated; iambic”)
- dyrchafiad (“promotion”)
- dyrchafol (“elevating, exalting”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| dyrchafu | ddyrchafu | nyrchafu | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dyrchafu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies