tyrchu

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From twrch (hog) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

tyrchu (first-person singular present tyrchaf)

  1. to burrow
    Synonyms: turio, cloddio
  2. to root, to dig up
    Synonyms: trwyno, turio
  3. to rummage
    Synonyms: chwilota, turio

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future tyrchaf tyrchi tyrch, tyrcha tyrchwn tyrchwch tyrchant tyrchir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
tyrchwn tyrchit tyrchai tyrchem tyrchech tyrchent tyrchid
preterite tyrchais tyrchaist tyrchodd tyrchasom tyrchasoch tyrchasant tyrchwyd
pluperfect tyrchaswn tyrchasit tyrchasai tyrchasem tyrchasech tyrchasent tyrchasid, tyrchesid
present subjunctive tyrchwyf tyrchych tyrcho tyrchom tyrchoch tyrchont tyrcher
imperative tyrch, tyrcha tyrched tyrchwn tyrchwch tyrchent tyrcher
verbal noun tyrchu
verbal adjectives tyrchedig
tyrchadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future tyrcha i,
tyrchaf i
tyrchi di tyrchith o/e/hi,
tyrchiff e/hi
tyrchwn ni tyrchwch chi tyrchan nhw
conditional tyrchwn i,
tyrchswn i
tyrchet ti,
tyrchset ti
tyrchai fo/fe/hi,
tyrchsai fo/fe/hi
tyrchen ni,
tyrchsen ni
tyrchech chi,
tyrchsech chi
tyrchen nhw,
tyrchsen nhw
preterite tyrchais i,
tyrches i
tyrchaist ti,
tyrchest ti
tyrchodd o/e/hi tyrchon ni tyrchoch chi tyrchon nhw
imperative tyrcha tyrchwch

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of tyrchu
radical soft nasal aspirate
tyrchu dyrchu nhyrchu thyrchu

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

References

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