chwech

See also: c'hwec'h

Welsh

Welsh numbers ^(edit)

	60[a], [b], [c]
[a], [b] ←  5	6	7  →
Cardinal: chwech, (before nouns) chwe     Ordinal: chweched     Ordinal abbreviation: 6ed
Welsh Wikipedia article on 6

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *hwex, from Proto-Celtic *swexs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /χweːχ/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /χweːχ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /hweːχ/, /weːχ/

Numeral

chwech (before nouns chwe)

1. (cardinal number) six

Usage notes

• chwe triggers the aspirate mutation in the literary language, but in the spoken language this is only occasionally heard.

Derived terms

• lle chwech (“toilet, loo, lavvy, john”)

Noun

chwech m (plural chwechau, not mutable)

1. (obsolete) sixpence

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
chwech	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

References

• Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎^[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 131
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwech”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies