pechu
Leonese
Alternative forms
- peitu
Etymology
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References
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Spanish pecho and Portuguese peito and Kabuverdianu petu.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.xu/
- Rhymes: -ɛxu
- Syllabification: pe‧chu
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh pechu, from Proto-Brythonic *pexad, from Latin peccō (“I offend, sin”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpɛχɨ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpeːχi/, /ˈpɛχi/
- Rhymes: -ɛχɨ
Verb
pechu (first-person singular present pechaf)
- to sin, offend, give offence, hurt someone's feelings
- Synonym: tramgwyddo
- (theology) to commit (a sin)
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | pechaf | pechi | pech, pecha | pechwn | pechwch | pechant | pechir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
pechwn | pechit | pechai | pechem | pechech | pechent | pechid | |
| preterite | pechais | pechaist | pechodd | pechasom | pechasoch | pechasant | pechwyd | |
| pluperfect | pechaswn | pechasit | pechasai | pechasem | pechasech | pechasent | pechasid, pechesid | |
| present subjunctive | pechwyf | pechych | pecho | pechom | pechoch | pechont | pecher | |
| imperative | — | pech, pecha | peched | pechwn | pechwch | pechent | pecher | |
| verbal noun | pechu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | pechedig pechadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | pecha i, pechaf i | pechi di | pechith o/e/hi, pechiff e/hi | pechwn ni | pechwch chi | pechan nhw |
| conditional | pechwn i, pechswn i | pechet ti, pechset ti | pechai fo/fe/hi, pechsai fo/fe/hi | pechen ni, pechsen ni | pechech chi, pechsech chi | pechen nhw, pechsen nhw |
| preterite | pechais i, peches i | pechaist ti, pechest ti | pechodd o/e/hi | pechon ni | pechoch chi | pechon nhw |
| imperative | — | pecha | — | — | pechwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Related terms
- pechod m (“sin”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| pechu | bechu | mhechu | phechu |
| 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), “pechu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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