bachu

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • bacho, bachio

Etymology

From bach (“hook”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

bachu (first-person singular present bachaf)

  1. (transitive) to hook (catch with a hook); to hook up (hang with a hook)

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future bachaf bechi bacha bachwn bechwch, bachwch bachant bechir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 bachwn bachit bachai bachem bachech bachent bechid
preterite bechais bechaist bachodd bachasom bachasoch bachasant bachwyd
pluperfect bachaswn bachasit bachasai bachasem bachasech bachasent bachasid, bachesid
present subjunctive bachwyf bechych bacho bachom bachoch bachont bacher
imperative — bacha bached bachwn bechwch, bachwch bachent bacher
verbal noun bachu
verbal adjectives bachedig
bachadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future bacha i, bachaf i bachi di bachith o/e/hi, bachiff e/hi bachwn ni bachwch chi bachan nhw
conditional bachwn i, bachswn i bachet ti, bachset ti bachai fo/fe/hi, bachsai fo/fe/hi bachen ni, bachsen ni bachech chi, bachsech chi bachen nhw, bachsen nhw
preterite bachais i, baches i bachaist ti, bachest ti bachodd o/e/hi bachon ni bachoch chi bachon nhw
imperative — bacha — — bachwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
bachu fachu machu unchanged
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), “bachu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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