erchi

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Middle Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *ėrxɨd, from Proto-Celtic *ɸarsketi, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥sḱéti, present stem of *preḱ-.

Pronunciation

Verb

erchi

  1. to ask (of)
  2. to beg (from)

Conjugation

  • First-person singular present indicative: archaf
  • Second-person singular present indicative: erchy
  • Third-person singular present indicative: eirch
  • Second-person singular imperfect indicative: archut
  • First-person singular preterite: ercheis
  • Second-person singular preterite: ercheist
  • Second-person singular imperative: arch
  • Second-person singular present subjunctive: erchych
  • Third-person singular present subjunctive: archo

Mutation

Mutated forms of erchi
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
erchi unchanged unchanged herchi

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

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh erchi, from Proto-Brythonic *ėrxɨd, from Proto-Celtic *ɸarsketi, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥sḱéti, present stem of *preḱ-.

Pronunciation

Verb

erchi (first-person singular present archaf)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to seek, to ask (for), to request, to beg (for)
    Synonyms: ceisio, deisyf, erbyn

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future archaf erchi eirch archwn erchwch, archwch archant erchir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		archwn archit archai archem archech archent erchid
preterite erchais erchaist archodd archasom archasoch archasant archwyd
pluperfect archaswn archasit archasai archasem archasech archasent archasid, archesid
present subjunctive archwyf erchych archo archom archoch archont archer
imperative — arch arched archwn erchwch, archwch archent archer
verbal noun erchi
verbal adjectives archedig
archadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future archa i, archaf i archi di archith o/e/hi, archiff e/hi archwn ni archwch chi archan nhw
conditional archwn i, archswn i archet ti, archset ti archai fo/fe/hi, archsai fo/fe/hi archen ni, archsen ni archech chi, archsech chi archen nhw, archsen nhw
preterite archais i, arches i archaist ti, archest ti archodd o/e/hi archon ni archoch chi archon nhw
imperative — archa — — archwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.
  • arch (“command, request”)
  • archeb (“order, request”)
  • archebu (“to order, to request”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of erchi
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
erchi unchanged unchanged herchi

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