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

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɨ̞ˈχavɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɪˈχa(ː)vɪ/
• Rhymes: -avɨ̞

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