goruchwylio
Welsh
Alternative forms
- gorchwylio
- goruwchwylio
Etymology
From goruch- + gwylio (“to watch, to monitor”).
Verb
goruchwylio (first-person singular present goruchwyliaf)
- to oversee, to supervise
- Synonym: arolygu
- to invigilate (an examination)
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | goruchwyliaf | goruchwyli | goruchwylia | goruchwyliwn | goruchwyliwch | goruchwyliant | goruchwylir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | goruchwyliwn | goruchwylit | goruchwyliai | goruchwyliem | goruchwyliech | goruchwylient | goruchwylid | |
| preterite | goruchwyliais | goruchwyliaist | goruchwyliodd | goruchwyliasom | goruchwyliasoch | goruchwyliasant | goruchwyliwyd | |
| pluperfect | goruchwyliaswn | goruchwyliasit | goruchwyliasai | goruchwyliasem | goruchwyliasech | goruchwyliasent | goruchwyliasid, goruchwyliesid | |
| present subjunctive | goruchwyliwyf | goruchwyliech | goruchwylio | goruchwyliom | goruchwylioch | goruchwyliont | goruchwylier | |
| imperative | — | goruchwylia | goruchwylied | goruchwyliwn | goruchwyliwch | goruchwylient | goruchwylier | |
| verbal noun | ||||||||
| verbal adjectives | goruchwyliedig goruchwyliadwy | |||||||
| inflected colloquial forms |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | goruchwylia i, goruchwyliaf i |
goruchwyli di | goruchwylith o/e/hi, goruchwyliff e/hi |
goruchwyliwn ni | goruchwyliwch chi | goruchwylian nhw |
| conditional | goruchwyliwn i, goruchwyliswn i |
goruchwyliet ti, goruchwyliset ti |
goruchwyliai fo/fe/hi, goruchwylisai fo/fe/hi |
goruchwylien ni, goruchwylisen ni |
goruchwyliech chi, goruchwylisech chi |
goruchwylien nhw, goruchwylisen nhw |
| preterite | goruchwyliais i, goruchwylies i |
goruchwyliaist ti, goruchwyliest ti |
goruchwyliodd o/e/hi | goruchwylion ni | goruchwylioch chi | goruchwylion nhw |
| imperative | — | goruchwylia | — | — | goruchwyliwch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.
Derived terms
- goruchwyliaeth (“oversight, stewardship”)
- goruchwyliwr (“overseer, supervisor”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| goruchwylio | oruchwylio | ngoruchwylio | 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), “goruchwylio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies