caeriwrch

Welsh

Alternative forms

• cariwrch
• kaeriwrch (obsolete)

Etymology

From *caer (“sheep”) (from Proto-Celtic *kaɸrāxs) + iwrch (“roe deer, roebuck”)

Noun

caeriwrch m (plural ceiryrch or caeriyrchod)

1. roebuck

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
caeriwrch	gaeriwrch	nghaeriwrch	chaeriwrch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “caeriwrch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014