carcharu

Welsh

Etymology

carchar (prison) +‎ -u

Pronunciation

Verb

carcharu (first-person singular present carcharuaf)

  1. to imprison; to incarcerate

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future carcharaf carcheri carchar carcharwn carcherwch, carcharwch carcharant carcherir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
carcharwn carcharit carcharai carcharem carcharech carcharent carcherid
preterite carcherais carcheraist carcharodd carcharasom carcharasoch carcharasant carcharwyd
pluperfect carcharaswn carcharasit carcharasai carcharasem carcharasech carcharasent carcharasid, carcharesid
present subjunctive carcharwyf carcherych carcharo carcharom carcharoch carcharont carcharer
imperative carchar carchared carcharwn carcherwch, carcharwch carcharent carcharer
verbal noun carcharu
verbal adjectives carcharedig
carcharadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future carchara i,
carcharaf i
carchari di carcharith o/e/hi,
carchariff e/hi
carcharwn ni carcharwch chi carcharan nhw
conditional carcharwn i,
carcharswn i
carcharet ti,
carcharset ti
carcharai fo/fe/hi,
carcharsai fo/fe/hi
carcharen ni,
carcharsen ni
carcharech chi,
carcharsech chi
carcharen nhw,
carcharsen nhw
preterite carcharais i,
carchares i
carcharaist ti,
carcharest ti
carcharodd o/e/hi carcharon ni carcharoch chi carcharon nhw
imperative carchara carcharwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of carcharu
radical soft nasal aspirate
carcharu garcharu ngharcharu charcharu

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

References

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