twrch
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *tworkos (compare Cornish torgh, Breton tourc’h, Irish torc, Scottish Gaelic torc), from Proto-Indo-European *twerḱ- (“to cut”) (compare Avestan 𐬚𐬡𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬯𐬀 (θβərəsa, “piglet”), 𐬚𐬡𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬯 (θβarəs, “to dig, whittle”), Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”)).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
twrch m (plural tyrchod)
Derived terms[edit]
- twrch daear (“mole”)
- tyrchu (“to burrow, to root”)
- tyrchaidd (“pig-like, piggy”)
Related terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| twrch | dwrch | nhwrch | thwrch |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “twrch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies