erchi
Middle Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *ėrxɨd, from Proto-Celtic *ɸarsketi, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥sḱéti, present stem of *preḱ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈerχi/
Verb
erchi
- to ask (of)
- to beg (from)
Conjugation
- First-person singular present indicative: archaf
- Second-person singular present indicative: erchy
- Third-person singular present indicative: eirch
- Second-person singular imperfect indicative: archut
- First-person singular preterite: ercheis
- Second-person singular preterite: ercheist
- Second-person singular imperative: arch
- Second-person singular present subjunctive: erchych
- Third-person singular present subjunctive: archo
Mutation
| Middle Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Soft | Nasal | H-prothesis |
| erchi | unchanged | unchanged | herchi |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh erchi, from Proto-Brythonic *ėrxɨd, from Proto-Celtic *ɸarsketi, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥sḱéti, present stem of *preḱ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛrχi/
Verb
erchi (first-person singular present archaf)
- (transitive or intransitive) to seek, to ask (for), to request, to beg (for)
- Synonyms: ceisio, deisyf, erbyn
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | archaf | erchi | eirch | archwn | erchwch, archwch | archant | erchir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | archwn | archit | archai | archem | archech | archent | erchid | |
| preterite | erchais | erchaist | archodd | archasom | archasoch | archasant | archwyd | |
| pluperfect | archaswn | archasit | archasai | archasem | archasech | archasent | archasid, archesid | |
| present subjunctive | archwyf | erchych | archo | archom | archoch | archont | archer | |
| imperative | — | arch | arched | archwn | erchwch, archwch | archent | archer | |
| verbal noun | erchi | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | archedig archadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | archa i, archaf i | archi di | archith o/e/hi, archiff e/hi | archwn ni | archwch chi | archan nhw |
| conditional | archwn i, archswn i | archet ti, archset ti | archai fo/fe/hi, archsai fo/fe/hi | archen ni, archsen ni | archech chi, archsech chi | archen nhw, archsen nhw |
| preterite | archais i, arches i | archaist ti, archest ti | archodd o/e/hi | archon ni | archoch chi | archon nhw |
| imperative | — | archa | — | — | archwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Related terms
- arch (“command, request”)
- archeb (“order, request”)
- archebu (“to order, to request”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| erchi | unchanged | unchanged | herchi |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “erchi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies