madarch

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Welsh[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given an etymology in GPC. It starts with an "m" like English mushroom and Ancient Greek μῠ́κης (múkēs), maybe an old substrate word? One could potentially analyze this as Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to be wet”) + arch (“ark; to seek, ask for”) and thus take the term as "wet-seeker" or "wet ark". The former in particular seems semantically pleasing, but this could very well be tantamount to folk etymology.”

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

madarch f (collective, singulative madarchen)

  1. mushrooms
    Synonym: grawn unnos

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “madarch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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