gwalch

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wolkos (compare Breton gwalc’h), of uncertain origin; possibly related to *ulkos (“bad, evil”), hinted by early Celtic farmers' hostility towards birds of prey. If so, cognate with Old Irish olc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwalχ/

Noun

gwalch m (plural gweilch)

1. hawk
2. rogue, rascal

Derived terms

• gwalch glas
• gwalch marth
• gwalch y nos
• gwalch y penwaig
• gwalch y pysgod

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwalch	walch	ngwalch	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.