gochel

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Verb

gochel (first-person singular present gochelaf)

  1. to avoid, to eschew, to beware
    Synonyms: osgoi, hepgor

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future gochelaf gocheli gochel, gochela gochelwn gochelwch gochelant gochelir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		gochelwn gochelit gochelai gochelem gochelech gochelent gochelid
preterite gochelais gochelaist gochelodd gochelasom gochelasoch gochelasant gochelwyd
pluperfect gochelaswn gochelasit gochelasai gochelasem gochelasech gochelasent gochelasid, gochelesid
present subjunctive gochelwyf gochelych gochelo gochelom gocheloch gochelont gocheler
imperative — gochel, gochela gocheled gochelwn gochelwch gochelent gocheler
verbal noun gochel
verbal adjectives gocheledig
gocheladwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future gochela i,
gochelaf i 		gocheli di gochelith o/e/hi,
gocheliff e/hi 		gochelwn ni gochelwch chi gochelan nhw
conditional gochelwn i,
gochelswn i 		gochelet ti,
gochelset ti 		gochelai fo/fe/hi,
gochelsai fo/fe/hi 		gochelen ni,
gochelsen ni 		gochelech chi,
gochelsech chi 		gochelen nhw,
gochelsen nhw
preterite gochelais i,
gocheles i 		gochelaist ti,
gochelest ti 		gochelodd o/e/hi gochelon ni gocheloch chi gochelon nhw
imperative — gochela — — gochelwch —

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

Derived terms

  • anochel (“unavoidable”)
  • bod ar ei ochel (“to be on one's guard”)
  • glaw gochel (“heavy rain”)
  • gochel afrad, gochel angen (“waste not, want not”)
  • gochel gyfaill a elo'n feistr (“beware of the friend who becomes your master”)
  • gochelffordd (“byway, bypass”)
  • gochelgar (“cautious”)
  • gochelgarwch, gochelrwydd (“cautiousness”)
  • pren gochel (“rowan tree”)
  • ymochel (“to take cover”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gochel
radical soft nasal aspirate
gochel ochel ngochel unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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