bachu

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Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bach (“hook”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

bachu (first-person singular present bachaf)

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

Conjugation

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 —

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

Mutation

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

  • 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
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