sychu

Welsh

Etymology

sych (“dry”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈsəχɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈsəχi/

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• Rhymes: -əχɨ̞

Verb

sychu (first-person singular present sychaf, not mutable)

1. (transitive) to dry

   Mae rhaid i mi sychu'r llestri.

   I have to dry the dishes.

2. to wipe

   Synonyms: rhwbio, dabio

Conjugation

Conjugation of sychu (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	sychaf	sychi	sych, sycha	sychwn	sychwch	sychant	sychir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	sychwn	sychit	sychai	sychem	sychech	sychent	sychid
preterite	sychais	sychaist	sychodd	sychasom	sychasoch	sychasant	sychwyd
pluperfect	sychaswn	sychasit	sychasai	sychasem	sychasech	sychasent	sychasid, sychesid
present subjunctive	sychwyf	sychych	sycho	sychom	sychoch	sychont	sycher
imperative	—	sych, sycha	syched	sychwn	sychwch	sychent	sycher
verbal noun	sychu
verbal adjectives	sychedig sychadwy

Conjugation of sychu (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	sycha i, sychaf i	sychi di	sychith o/e/hi, sychiff e/hi	sychwn ni	sychwch chi	sychan nhw
conditional	sychwn i, sychswn i	sychet ti, sychset ti	sychai fo/fe/hi, sychsai fo/fe/hi	sychen ni, sychsen ni	sychech chi, sychsech chi	sychen nhw, sychsen nhw
preterite	sychais i, syches i	sychaist ti, sychest ti	sychodd o/e/hi	sychon ni	sychoch chi	sychon nhw
imperative	—	sycha	—	—	sychwch	—

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

Derived terms

• cadach sychu (“tea towel, dishcloth”)
• sychu ymaith (“to wipe away”)
• sychwr, sychydd (“dryer”)

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “sychu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sychu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies