uchelu

Welsh

Etymology

uchel +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɨ̞ˈχɛlɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɪˈχeːli/, /ɪˈχɛli/

Verb

uchelu (first-person singular present uchelaf)

1. to raise, to heighten
2. to exalt
3. to increase

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	uchelaf	ucheli	uchela	uchelwn	uchelwch	uchelant	uchelir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	uchelwn	uchelit	uchelai	uchelem	uchelech	uchelent	uchelid
preterite	uchelais	uchelaist	uchelodd	uchelasom	uchelasoch	uchelasant	uchelwyd
pluperfect	uchelaswn	uchelasit	uchelasai	uchelasem	uchelasech	uchelasent	uchelasid, uchelesid
present subjunctive	uchelwyf	uchelych	uchelo	uchelom	ucheloch	uchelont	ucheler
imperative	—	uchela	ucheled	uchelwn	uchelwch	uchelent	ucheler
verbal noun	uchelu
verbal adjectives	ucheledig ucheladwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	uchela i, uchelaf i	ucheli di	uchelith o/e/hi, ucheliff e/hi	uchelwn ni	uchelwch chi	uchelan nhw
conditional	uchelwn i, uchelswn i	uchelet ti, uchelset ti	uchelai fo/fe/hi, uchelsai fo/fe/hi	uchelen ni, uchelsen ni	uchelech chi, uchelsech chi	uchelen nhw, uchelsen nhw
preterite	uchelais i, ucheles i	uchelaist ti, uchelest ti	uchelodd o/e/hi	uchelon ni	ucheloch chi	uchelon nhw
imperative	—	uchela	—	—	uchelwch	—

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

Further reading

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