Welsh

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Etymology

Middle English Welische, from Old English wīlisc, wylisc, from Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz (“Celt; later Roman”) (compare Dutch (Flemish) waalsch (“Walloon”), German (Swiss) welsch (“French; Romansch”), Danish vælsk (“French, Italian, southern European”)), from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“Celt”) (compare Old English wealh, Old Norse valir (“Northern French”), Old High German walaha (“Roman; Rutulian”)), from Gaulish tribal name Volcae, from volcos (“agile”) (compare Old Irish folg (“agile, energetic”)). This word was borrowed from Germanic into Slavic (compare Old Church Slavonic влахъ (vlachŭ, “Vlachs, Romanians”), Byzantine Greek Βλάχος (Bláchos)).

Cognate to Walloon and first part of walnut.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /wɛlʃ/, SAMPA: /wElS/

Proper noun

Welsh

1. (collectively) The people of Wales.
2. The Welsh language.
3. A surname for someone who was a Welshman or a Celt.
4. A breed of pig, kept mainly for bacon.

Synonyms

• (language): Cymric, Kymric

Translations

collectively, people of Wales

Basque: galestar (eu) Catalan: gal·lesos (ca) m. pl. Chinese: Mandarin: 威爾士人 (zh), 威尔士人 (zh) (Wēi'ěrshìrén), 威爾斯人 (zh), 威尔斯人 (zh) (Wēi'ěrsīrén) Czech: Velšané (cs) m. pl. Danish: waliserne (da) Dutch: Welshmen (nl) (there is not really a word for this) Estonian: kõmrid (et) pl. Finnish: walesilaiset (fi) pl. French: Gallois (fr) m. pl. German: Waliser (de) m. pl. Japanese: ウェールズ人 (ja) (Wēruzu-jin)

Macedonian: Велшани (mk) (Vélšani) pl. Norwegian: Bokmål: walisere (nb) m. Nynorsk: walisarar (nn) m. Persian: ولزی‌ها (fa) (Velzihā) Polish: Walijczycy (pl) m. pl. Portuguese: galês (pt) m. Russian: валлиец (ru) (vallíjec) m., валлийка (ru) (vallíjka) f., валлийцы (ru) (vallíjcy) pl., уэльсцы (ru) (uél’scy) pl. Scottish Gaelic: na Cuimrich (gd) m. pl. Slovak: Walešania (sk) m. pl. Spanish: galeses (es) m. pl., galesas (es) f. pl. Welsh: Cymry (cy)

language

Armenian: ուելսերեն (hy) (uelseren), վալլիերեն (hy) (vallieren), կիմրերեն (hy) (kimreren) Azeri: Valli dili (az) Basque: galesera (eu) Breton: kembraeg (br) m. Catalan: gal·lès (ca) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 威爾士語 (zh), 威尔士语 (zh) (Wēi'ěrshìyǔ), 威爾斯語 (zh), 威尔斯语 (zh) (Wēi'ěrsīyǔ) Croatian: velški (hr) Czech: velština (cs) f. Danish: walisisk (da) Dutch: Welsh (nl) n., Wels (nl) n., Kymrisch (nl) n. Esperanto: kimra lingvo (eo) Estonian: kõmri keel (et) Finnish: wales, walesin kieli, kymri, kymrin kieli French: gallois (fr) m. German: Walisisch (de) n. Irish: Breatnais (ga) f.

Japanese: ウェールズ語 (ja) (Wēruzu-go) Limburgish: Gkuuemraegke (li) n. Lojban: mraigo (jbo) Macedonian: велшки (mk) (vélški) m. Norwegian: Bokmål: walisisk (nb) m., velsk (nb) m., kymrisk (nb) m. Nynorsk: walisisk (nn) m., velsk (nn) m., kymrisk (nn) m. Persian: ولزی (fa) (Velzi) Polish: (język) walijski m. Portuguese: galês (pt) m. Russian: валлийский (ru) (vallíjskij) m., валлийский язык (ru) (vallíjskij jazýk) m., уэльский (ru) (uél’skij) m. Scottish Gaelic: Cuimris (gd) f. Slovak: waleština (sk) f. Spanish: galés (es) m. Swedish: kymriska (sv), walesiska (sv), välska (sv) Turkish: Galce (tr) Welsh: Cymraeg (cy)

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Breton: Kembread m., Kembreadez f. Hebrew: וולשית (welshít)

Interlingua: gallese Persian: ولزی (velzi) Romanian: velșă, limba velșă f. Turkish: Galce

Adjective

Welsh (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Wales.
2. Of or pertaining to the Welsh language.

Derived terms

Related terms

Middle Welsh Old Welsh Welsher Welshman Welshness Welshwoman Welsh Black Welsh cake Welsh cob

Welsh Corgi Welsh dresser Welsh mountain pony Welsh onion Welshpool Welsh pony Welsh rabbit Welsh rarebit Welsh terrier Welsh yard

Translations

of or pertaining to Wales

Basque: galestar (eu) Catalan: gal·lès (ca) m., gal·lesa (ca) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 威爾士的 (zh), 威尔斯的 (zh) (Wēi'ěrshì de), 威爾斯的 (zh), 威尔斯的 (zh) (Wēi'ěrsī de) Czech: velšský (cs) m. Dutch: Welsh (nl), Wels (nl) Esperanto: kimra (eo) Finnish: walesilainen, Walesin (genitive) German: walisisch (de) Macedonian: велшки (mk) (vélški) m.

Norwegian: Bokmål: walisisk (nb) Nynorsk: walisisk (nn) Polish: walijski m., walijska f., walijskie n., walijskie pl. Portuguese: galês (pt) m., galesa (pt) f. Russian: валлийский (ru) (vallíjskij) m., уэльский (ru) (uél’skij) m. Scottish Gaelic: Cuimreach (gd) Spanish: galés (es) m. Swedish: walesisk (sv), kymrisk (sv) Welsh: Cymreig (cy)

of or pertaining to the Welsh language

Basque: galestar (eu) Catalan: gal·lès (ca) m., gal·lesa (ca) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 威爾士語的 (zh), 威尔士语的 (zh) (Wēi'ěrshìyǔ de), 威爾斯語的 (zh), 威尔士语的 (zh) (Wēi'ěrsìyǔ de) Czech: velšský (cs) m. Dutch: Welsh (nl), Wels (nl) Esperanto: kimra (eo) Finnish: walesinkielinen (fi), kymrinkielinen (fi) German: walisisch (de) Macedonian: велшки (mk) (vélški) m.

Norwegian: Bokmål: walisisk (nb) Nynorsk: walisisk (nn) Polish: walijski (pl) m. Portuguese: galês (pt) m., galesa (pt) f. Russian: валлийский (ru) (vallíjskij) m. Scottish Gaelic: Cuimreach (gd) Spanish: galés (es) m. Swedish: walesisk (sv), kymrisk (sv) Welsh: Cymraeg (cy)

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Translations to be checked

Breton: kembreat, related to the language : kembraek Bulgarian: уелски m. French: gallois m., galloise f. Interlingua: gallese

Persian: ولزی (velzi) Romanian: velș m., velșă f., velși pl., velșe f pl (noun & adj) Slovak: waleský m., waleská f. waleské n. Welsh: Cymreig. Inhabitants: Cymro m., Cymraes f., Cymry pl.

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Welsh terms

External links

• ISO 639-1 code cy, ISO 639-3 code cym (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Welsh, cym

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Etymology

From English.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /wɛlʃ/

Noun

Welsh n. (uncountable)

1. Welsh, the language.

Synonyms

• Wels (unusual), Kymrisch

Adjective

Welsh (not comparable)

1. Welsh

Declension

Declension of Welsh

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		Welsh	—
neuter singular	indefinite	Welsh	—
	definite	Welshe	—	—	—
common singular		Welshe	—	—	—
plural		Welshe	—	—	—
partitive		Welsh	—

Synonyms

• Wels (unusual)