ech-

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Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *exs-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (out of).[1] Cognate with Old Irish ess- (see Irish as), Latin ex-, Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-).[2]

Originally es- was the form before plosives and ech- before vowels, but the latter has spread by analogy.[3]

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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ech-

  1. out, ex-
    Synonyms: all-, es-
    ech- + ‎plyg (folded) → ‎echblyg (explicit)
    ech- + ‎torri (to cut, to break) → ‎echdorri (to errupt)
    ech- + ‎tynnu (to pull, to draw) → ‎echdynnu (to extract)
  2. before
    ech- + ‎doe (yesterday) → ‎echdoe (day before yesterday)
    ech- + ‎nos (night) → ‎echnos (night before last)

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ech- unchanged unchanged hech-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ech-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 96 iii (6)
  3. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 156 i 15