gwalch

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwalx, from Proto-Celtic *wolkos. Cognate with Breton gwalc’h.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwalχ/

Noun

gwalch m (plural gweilch)

  1. (obsolete) hawk
    Synonyms: hebog, cudyll
  2. rogue, rascal

Usage notes

Gwalch as 'hawk' is obsolete in modern Welsh (except in compounds and derived terms) and is almost exclusively used to mean 'rogue' or 'rascal'.[1] The more common term for 'hawk' in modern Welsh is hebog.[1]

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwalch
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwalch walch ngwalch unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 King, Gareth (1993), “54-92 Nouns–Noun Number”, in Modern Welsh – A Comprehensive Grammar, Third edition, London and New York: Routledge, published 2016, →ISBN, pages 49–77

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “hawk”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “gwalch”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwalch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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