-ychu

Welsh

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈəχɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈəχi/
• Rhymes: -əχɨ̞

Suffix

-ychu

1. verb-forming suffix, -ify, -ise

   ‎brad (“betrayal”) + ‎-ychu → ‎bradychu (“to betray”)

   ‎claf (“sick”) + ‎-ychu → ‎clafychu (“to sicken”)

   ‎gwan (“weak”) + ‎-ychu → ‎gwanychu (“to become or make weak, to weaken”)

   ‎pas (“cough”) + ‎-ychu → ‎pesychu (“to cough”)

Usage notes

• Often (but not always) causes i-affection of internal vowels, for example:

‎pas (“cough”) + ‎-ychu → ‎pesychu (“to cough”)

‎hafal (“same”) + ‎-ychu → ‎efelychu (“to emulate”).

Derived terms

Welsh terms suffixed with -ychu

bradychu

brawychu

clafychu

efelychu

gwanychu

pesychu

Further reading

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