ceirch

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh keirch, from Proto-Brythonic *körx (compare Cornish kergh, Breton kerc'h), from Proto-Celtic *korkyos (compare Irish coirce), from Proto-Indo-European *kokro- (compare dialectal Swedish hagre, Ancient Greek κάχρυς (kákhrus)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kei̯rχ/
  • Rhymes: -ei̯rχ

Noun

ceirch f (collective, singulative ceirchen)

  1. oats

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • ceirchwellt (“oatgrass”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceirch
radical soft nasal aspirate
ceirch geirch ngheirch cheirch

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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