gorchuddio

Welsh

Etymology

From gorchudd +‎ -io or from gor- +‎ cuddio.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡɔrˈχɨ̞ðjɔ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡɔrˈχɪðjɔ/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

gorchuddio (first-person singular present gorchuddiaf)

  1. (transitive) to cover

Conjugation

Conjugation of gorchuddio (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future gorchuddiaf gorchuddi gorchuddia gorchuddiwn gorchuddiwch gorchuddiant gorchuddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional gorchuddiwn gorchuddit gorchuddiai gorchuddiem gorchuddiech gorchuddient gorchuddid
preterite gorchuddiais gorchuddiaist gorchuddiodd gorchuddiasom gorchuddiasoch gorchuddiasant gorchuddiwyd
pluperfect gorchuddiaswn gorchuddiasit gorchuddiasai gorchuddiasem gorchuddiasech gorchuddiasent gorchuddiasid, gorchuddiesid
present subjunctive gorchuddiwyf gorchuddiech gorchuddio gorchuddiom gorchuddioch gorchuddiont gorchuddier
imperative gorchuddia gorchuddied gorchuddiwn gorchuddiwch gorchuddient gorchuddier
verbal noun gorchuddio
verbal adjectives gorchuddiedig
gorchuddiadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future gorchuddia i,
gorchuddiaf i
gorchuddi di gorchuddith o/e/hi,
gorchuddiff e/hi
gorchuddiwn ni gorchuddiwch chi gorchuddian nhw
conditional gorchuddiwn i,
gorchuddswn i
gorchuddiet ti,
gorchuddset ti
gorchuddiai fo/fe/hi,
gorchuddsai fo/fe/hi
gorchuddien ni,
gorchuddsen ni
gorchuddiech chi,
gorchuddsech chi
gorchuddien nhw,
gorchuddsen nhw
preterite gorchuddiais i,
gorchuddies i
gorchuddiaist ti,
gorchuddiest ti
gorchuddiodd o/e/hi gorchuddion ni gorchuddioch chi gorchuddion nhw
imperative gorchuddia gorchuddiwch

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

Derived terms

  • dadorchuddio (uncover, verb)
  • gorchuddiol (covering, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gorchuddio
radical soft nasal aspirate
gorchuddio orchuddio ngorchuddio 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), “gorchuddio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies