osgoi
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom osgo (“slope, slant, diversion”) + -i.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editosgoi (first-person singular present osgôf)
- (transitive) to avoid, to dodge, to evade
- Synonym: gochel
Conjugation
editConjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | osgoa i, osgoaf i | osgoi di | osgoith o/e/hi, osgoiff e/hi | osgown ni | osgowch chi | osgoan nhw |
| conditional | osgown i, osgoswn i | osgoet ti, osgoset ti | osgoai fo/fe/hi, osgosai fo/fe/hi | osgoen ni, osgosen ni | osgoech chi, osgosech chi | osgoen nhw, osgosen nhw |
| preterite | osgoies i | osgoiest ti | osgôdd o/e/hi | osgoeon ni | osgoeoch chi | osgoeon nhw |
| imperative | — | osgoa | — | — | osgowch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
edit- ffordd osgoi (“by-pass”)
- osgoi treth (“tax evasion”)
Mutation
edit| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| osgoi | unchanged | unchanged | hosgoi |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “osgoi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies