gwalch

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *wolkos. Cognate with Breton gwalc’h.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gwalch m (plural gweilch)

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

Usage notes[edit]

Gwalch as 'hawk' is obsolete in modern Welsh (except in compounds and derived terms) and is almost exclusively used to mean 'rogue' or 'rascal'.[1] The more common term for 'hawk' in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

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwalch walch ngwalch unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

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