goruchafu

Welsh

Etymology

From goruchaf (highest, most supreme) +‎ -u.

Verb

goruchafu (first-person singular present goruchafaf)

  1. to dominate, to predominate

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future goruchafaf goruchefi goruchafa goruchafwn goruchefwch, goruchafwch goruchafant goruchefir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
goruchafwn goruchafit goruchafai goruchafem goruchafech goruchafent goruchefid
preterite goruchefais goruchefaist goruchafodd goruchafasom goruchafasoch goruchafasant goruchafwyd
pluperfect goruchafaswn goruchafasit goruchafasai goruchafasem goruchafasech goruchafasent goruchafasid, goruchafesid
present subjunctive goruchafwyf goruchefych goruchafo goruchafom goruchafoch goruchafont goruchafer
imperative goruchafa goruchafed goruchafwn goruchefwch, goruchafwch goruchafent goruchafer
verbal noun goruchafu
verbal adjectives goruchafedig
goruchafadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future goruchafa i,
goruchafaf i
goruchafi di goruchafith o/e/hi,
goruchafiff e/hi
goruchafwn ni goruchafwch chi goruchafan nhw
conditional goruchafwn i,
goruchafswn i
goruchafet ti,
goruchafset ti
goruchafai fo/fe/hi,
goruchafsai fo/fe/hi
goruchafen ni,
goruchafsen ni
goruchafech chi,
goruchafsech chi
goruchafen nhw,
goruchafsen nhw
preterite goruchafais i,
goruchafes i
goruchafaist ti,
goruchafest ti
goruchafodd o/e/hi goruchafon ni goruchafoch chi goruchafon nhw
imperative goruchafa goruchafwch

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

Mutation

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