tingoch

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From tin (arse, buttocks) +‎ coch (red).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

tingoch (feminine singular tingoch, plural tingochion, not comparable)

  1. red-rumped, red-tailed

Noun[edit]

tingoch m or f (plural tingochion or tingochiaid)

  1. redstart (Phoenicurus spp.), especially the common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
    Synonyms: bolgoch, coch y berllan, llostrudd, adar rhawngoch, rhonell goch, tinboeth
  2. bullfinch (Pyrrhula spp.)
    Synonym: coch y berllan

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tingoch dingoch nhingoch thingoch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tingoch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies