ffwrcho

Welsh

Etymology

From ffwrch +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʊrχɔ/

Verb

ffwrcho (first-person singular present ffwrchaf, not mutable)

  1. to warm oneself before a fire with legs apart
  2. to copulate
    Synonyms: ymgydio, cnuchio

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ffwrchaf ffwrchi ffwrcha ffwrchwn ffwrchwch ffwrchant ffwrchir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
ffwrchwn ffwrchit ffwrchai ffwrchem ffwrchech ffwrchent ffwrchid
preterite ffwrchais ffwrchaist ffwrchodd ffwrchasom ffwrchasoch ffwrchasant ffwrchwyd
pluperfect ffwrchaswn ffwrchasit ffwrchasai ffwrchasem ffwrchasech ffwrchasent ffwrchasid, ffwrchesid
present subjunctive ffwrchwyf ffwrchych ffwrcho ffwrchom ffwrchoch ffwrchont ffwrcher
imperative ffwrcha ffwrched ffwrchwn ffwrchwch ffwrchent ffwrcher
verbal noun ffwrcho
verbal adjectives ffwrchedig
ffwrchadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future ffwrcha i,
ffwrchaf i
ffwrchi di ffwrchith o/e/hi,
ffwrchiff e/hi
ffwrchwn ni ffwrchwch chi ffwrchan nhw
conditional ffwrchwn i,
ffwrchswn i
ffwrchet ti,
ffwrchset ti
ffwrchai fo/fe/hi,
ffwrchsai fo/fe/hi
ffwrchen ni,
ffwrchsen ni
ffwrchech chi,
ffwrchsech chi
ffwrchen nhw,
ffwrchsen nhw
preterite ffwrchais i,
ffwrches i
ffwrchaist ti,
ffwrchest ti
ffwrchodd o/e/hi ffwrchon ni ffwrchoch chi ffwrchon nhw
imperative ffwrcha ffwrchwch

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

References

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