ceirch
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Welsh keirch, from Proto-Brythonic *körx (compare Cornish kergh, Breton kerc'h), from Proto-Celtic *korkyos (compare Irish coirce), from Proto-Indo-European *kokro- (compare dialectal Swedish hagre, Ancient Greek κάχρυς (kákhrus)).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editceirch f (collective, singulative ceirchen)
Coordinate terms
edit- (Cereals) ŷd; ceirch, gwenith, haidd, indrawn/india-corn, miled, reis, rhyg, rhygwenith, sbelt, sorgwm
Derived terms
edit- ceirchwellt (“oatgrass”)
Mutation
edit| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ceirch | geirch | ngheirch | cheirch |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ceirch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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- Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh
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- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
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- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
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- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/ei̯rχ
- Rhymes:Welsh/ei̯rχ/1 syllable
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- cy:Grains
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