llochesu

Welsh

Etymology

lloches (shelter) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

llochesu (first-person singular present llochesaf)

  1. (transitive) to shelter, to give cover
    Synonym: llochi
  2. (intransitive) to shelter, to harbour, to take cover
    Synonyms: llechu, cysgodi, gorchuddio

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future llochesaf llochesi lloches, llochesa llocheswn llocheswch llochesant llochesir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
llocheswn llochesit llochesai llochesem llochesech llochesent llochesid
preterite llochesais llochesaist llochesodd llochesasom llochesasoch llochesasant llocheswyd
pluperfect llochesaswn llochesasit llochesasai llochesasem llochesasech llochesasent llochesasid, llochesesid
present subjunctive llocheswyf llochesych llocheso llochesom llochesoch llochesont llocheser
imperative lloches, llochesa llochesed llocheswn llocheswch llochesent llocheser
verbal noun llochesu
verbal adjectives llochesedig
llochesadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future llochesa i,
llochesaf i
llochesi di llochesith o/e/hi,
llochesiff e/hi
llocheswn ni llocheswch chi llochesan nhw
conditional llocheswn i,
llochesswn i
llocheset ti,
llochesset ti
llochesai fo/fe/hi,
llochessai fo/fe/hi
llochesen ni,
llochessen ni
llochesech chi,
llochessech chi
llochesen nhw,
llochessen nhw
preterite llochesais i,
llocheses i
llochesaist ti,
llochesest ti
llochesodd o/e/hi llocheson ni llochesoch chi llocheson nhw
imperative llochesa llocheswch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of llochesu
radical soft nasal aspirate
llochesu lochesu unchanged unchanged

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “llochesu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llochesu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies