Welsh

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Etymology[edit]

Old English wīlisc, wylisc, from Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz (“Celt; later Roman”) (compare Dutch waals (“Walloon”), German (Swiss) welsch (“French; Romansch”), Danish vælsk (“French, Italian, southern European”)), from *walhaz (“Celt”) (compare Old English wealh), probably from Gaulish tribal name Volcae (recorded only in Latin contexts), 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)).

Compare Walloon, walnut, Vlach, Walach.

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Adjective[edit]

Welsh (not comparable)

  1. (now historical) (Native) British; pertaining to the Celtic peoples who inhabited much of Britain before the Roman occupation. [from 5th c.]
    • 1985, Michael Wood, In Search of the Trojan War:
      The Tudors, it was argued, were of Welsh or ancient British descent.
  2. (obsolete) Foreign; non-native. [10th-16th c.]
    • 1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur:
      He had aspyed a Waylshe knyght where he was to repose hym.
  3. Of or pertaining to Wales. [from 11th c.]
  4. Of or pertaining to the Celtic language of Wales. [from 16th c.]
  5. Designating plants or animals from or associated with Wales. (See Derived terms.) [from 17th c.]

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Translations[edit]

of or pertaining to Wales
of or pertaining to the Welsh language
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Proper noun[edit]

Welsh

  1. The Welsh language. [from 10th c.]
    • 1832, Queen Victoria, journal, 6 Aug 1832:
      9 minutes to 2. We just stopped to have our horses' mouths washed, and there all people spoke welsh.
  2. (collectively) The people of Wales. [from 11th c.]
  3. A surname​ for someone who was a Welshman or a Celt.
  4. A breed of pig, kept mainly for bacon.

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Translations[edit]

collectively, people of Wales
language
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Etymology[edit]

From English.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Welsh n (uncountable)

  1. Welsh, the language.

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Adjective[edit]

Welsh (not comparable)

  1. Welsh

Declension[edit]

Declension of Welsh
positive
predicative/adverbial Welsh
neuter
singular		 indefinite Welsh
definite Welshe
common singular Welshe
plural Welshe
partitive Welsh

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