peswch

Welsh

Etymology

Back-formation from pesychu (“to cough”), possibly, influenced by abstract noun suffix -wch.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛsʊχ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛsʊχ

Noun

peswch m (uncountable)

  1. cough (condition)
    Mae peswch arna i. ― I’ve got a cough. (literally, “There is a cough upon me.”)

Verb

peswch (first-person singular present peswchaf)

  1. (South Wales) to cough
    Synonym: pesychu
    Dw i’n peswch yn ddi-baid.
    I’m coughing non-stop.

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future pesychaf pesychi peswch, pesycha pesychwn pesychwch pesychant pesychir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 pesychwn pesychit pesychai pesychem pesychech pesychent pesychid
preterite pesychais pesychaist pesychodd pesychasom pesychasoch pesychasant pesychwyd
pluperfect pesychaswn pesychasit pesychasai pesychasem pesychasech pesychasent pesychasid, pesychesid
present subjunctive pesychwyf pesychych pesycho pesychom pesychoch pesychont pesycher
imperative — peswch, pesycha pesyched pesychwn pesychwch pesychent pesycher
verbal noun peswch
verbal adjectives pesychedig
pesychadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future pesycha i, pesychaf i pesychi di pesychith o/e/hi, pesychiff e/hi pesychwn ni pesychwch chi pesychan nhw
conditional pesychwn i, pesychswn i pesychet ti, pesychset ti pesychai fo/fe/hi, pesychsai fo/fe/hi pesychen ni, pesychsen ni pesychech chi, pesychsech chi pesychen nhw, pesychsen nhw
preterite pesychais i, pesyches i pesychaist ti, pesychest ti pesychodd o/e/hi pesychon ni pesychoch chi pesychon nhw
imperative — pesycha — — pesychwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
peswch beswch mheswch pheswch
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), “peswch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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