diolch
Welsh
Etymology
From di- (“from, of”) + + golwch, gwolwch (“praise”), from golychaf, gwolychaf (“to praise”), from Proto-Indo-European *telkʷ- (“to speak”). Related to Old Irish ad·tluchedar (“to give thanks, rejoice at”).
Pronunciation
- (standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈdiː.ɔlχ/
- (interjection): (colloquial) IPA(key): /djɔlχ/, /d͡ʒɔlχ/, /d͡ʒɔχ/
Verb
diolch (first-person singular present diolchaf)
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | diolchaf | diolchi | diolch, diolcha | diolchwn | diolchwch | diolchant | diolchir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
diolchwn | diolchit | diolchai | diolchem | diolchech | diolchent | diolchid | |
| preterite | diolchais | diolchaist | diolchodd | diolchasom | diolchasoch | diolchasant | diolchwyd | |
| pluperfect | diolchaswn | diolchasit | diolchasai | diolchasem | diolchasech | diolchasent | diolchasid, diolchesid | |
| present subjunctive | diolchwyf | diolchych | diolcho | diolchom | diolchoch | diolchont | diolcher | |
| imperative | — | diolcha | diolched | diolchwn | diolchwch | diolchent | diolcher | |
| verbal noun | diolch | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | — | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | diolcha i, diolchaf i | diolchi di | diolchith o/e/hi, diolchiff e/hi | diolchwn ni | diolchwch chi | diolchan nhw |
| conditional | diolchwn i, diolchswn i | diolchet ti, diolchset ti | diolchai fo/fe/hi, diolchsai fo/fe/hi | diolchen ni, diolchsen ni | diolchech chi, diolchsech chi | diolchen nhw, diolchsen nhw |
| preterite | diolchais i, diolches i | diolchaist ti, diolchest ti | diolchodd o/e/hi | diolchon ni | diolchoch chi | diolchon nhw |
| imperative | — | diolcha | — | — | diolchwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
- Obsolete form of third-person singular present/future: diylch
Derived terms
- diolch am
- diolch byth
- diolch i
- diolchgar
- diolchgarwch
Derived terms
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| diolch | ddiolch | niolch | unchanged |
| 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), “diolch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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