uchafu

Swahili

Etymology

From u- +‎ -chafu.

Pronunciation
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Noun

uchafu (u class, no plural)

  1. dirtiness (state or quality of being dirty)

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • uwchafu

Etymology

From uchaf (“highest”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

uchafu (first-person singular present uchafaf)

  1. to maximize
  2. to raise
    Synonyms: uchelu, codi
  3. (metallurgy) to plate with metal

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future uchafaf uchefi uchafa uchafwn uchefwch, uchafwch uchafant uchefir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 uchafwn uchafit uchafai uchafem uchafech uchafent uchefid
preterite uchefais uchefaist uchafodd uchafasom uchafasoch uchafasant uchafwyd
pluperfect uchafaswn uchafasit uchafasai uchafasem uchafasech uchafasent uchafasid, uchafesid
present subjunctive uchafwyf uchefych uchafo uchafom uchafoch uchafont uchafer
imperative — uchafa uchafed uchafwn uchefwch, uchafwch uchafent uchafer
verbal noun uchafu
verbal adjectives uchafedig
uchafadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future uchafa i, uchafaf i uchafi di uchafith o/e/hi, uchafiff e/hi uchafwn ni uchafwch chi uchafan nhw
conditional uchafwn i, uchafswn i uchafet ti, uchafset ti uchafai fo/fe/hi, uchafsai fo/fe/hi uchafen ni, uchafsen ni uchafech chi, uchafsech chi uchafen nhw, uchafsen nhw
preterite uchafais i, uchafes i uchafaist ti, uchafest ti uchafodd o/e/hi uchafon ni uchafoch chi uchafon nhw
imperative — uchafa — — uchafwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
uchafu unchanged unchanged huchafu
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), “uchafu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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