Welsh

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English[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English Walsch, Welische, from Old English wīelisċ (“Briton; Roman; Celt”), from Proto-West Germanic *walhisk, from Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz (“Celt; later Roman”), from *walhaz (“Celt, Roman”) (compare Old English wealh), from the name of the Gaulish tribe, the Volcae (recorded only in Latin contexts).

This word was borrowed from Germanic into Slavic (compare Old Church Slavonic Влахъ (Vlaxŭ, “Vlachs, Romanians”), Byzantine Greek Βλάχος (Blákhos)).

Doublet of Vellish. Compare Walloon, walnut, Vlach, Walach, Gaul, Cornwall.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /wɛlʃ/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛlʃ

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 5thc.]
    • 1985, Michael Wood, In Search of the Trojan War:
      The Tudors, it was argued, were of Welsh or ancient British descent.
  2. Of or pertaining to Wales. [from 11thc.]
  3. Of or pertaining to the Celtic language of Wales. [from 16thc.]
  4. Designating plants or animals from or associated with Wales. (See Derived terms.) [from 17thc.]

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Noun[edit]

Welsh (countable and uncountable, plural Welsh)

  1. (uncountable) 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, in the plural) The people of Wales. [from 11th c.]
  3. A breed of pig, kept mainly for bacon.

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Proper noun[edit]

Welsh (plural Welshes)

  1. An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname for someone who was a Welshman or a Celt.
  2. An Irish surname, a variant of Walsh.
  3. A town in Louisiana, United States, named for early landowner Henry Welsh.
  4. An unincorporated community in Ohio, United States, named for an early settler.

Statistics[edit]

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Welsh is the 1166th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 30,153 individuals. Welsh is most common among White (91.01%) individuals.

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Further reading[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English Welsh.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Welsh n (uncountable)

  1. Welsh (language)

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Adjective[edit]

Welsh (not comparable)

  1. Welsh

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of Welsh
uninflected Welsh
inflected Welshe
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial Welsh
indefinite m./f. sing. Welshe
n. sing. Welsh
plural Welshe
definite Welshe
partitive Welsh

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