gorchuddio

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

gorchuddio (first-person singular present gorchuddiaf)

  1. (transitive) to cover

Conjugation

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